Laminate Wood
Laminate surfaces — high-pressure laminate (HPL), veneer-faced panels, melamine, and thermofoil — chip at the surface layer before the substrate underneath gives any resistance, which is the main failure mode a laminate-specific bit is designed...
Laminate surfaces — high-pressure laminate (HPL), veneer-faced panels, melamine, and thermofoil — chip at the surface layer before the substrate underneath gives any resistance, which is the main failure mode a laminate-specific bit is designed around.
Sharp, clean-shearing edges matter more than raw cutting speed here; a dull or wrong-geometry bit will telegraph through as visible chipping right at the laminate face, which no amount of sanding fixes without re-finishing the surface.
Common in cabinetry, laminated countertops, and commercial casework where the laminate face is the finished surface customers actually see.
