diff --git a/src/geo/polygon.js b/src/geo/polygon.js
index a1e168c1..6a008275 100644
--- a/src/geo/polygon.js
+++ b/src/geo/polygon.js
@@ -230,10 +230,33 @@
         return Math.abs(diff);
     }
 
+    PRO.debur = function(dist) {
+        if (this.len < 2) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const pa = this.points,
+            pln = pa.length,
+            open = this.open,
+            newp = newPolygon(),
+            min = dist || BASE.config.precision_merge;
+        let lo;
+        newp.push(lo = pa[0]);
+        for (let i=1; i<pln; i++) {
+            if (lo.distTo2D(pa[i]) >= min) {
+                newp.push(lo = pa[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        newp.open = open;
+        newp.parent = this.parent;
+        if (newp.length < 2) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return newp;
+    };
+
     PRO.miter = function(debug) {
         if (this.length < 3) return this;
 
-        // todo - to eliminate path sharps in renders
         const slo = [], pa = this.points, pln = pa.length, open = this.open;
         let last;
         for (let i=1; i<pln; i++) {
diff --git a/src/kiri/render.js b/src/kiri/render.js
index 3bbba182..0d00636e 100644
--- a/src/kiri/render.js
+++ b/src/kiri/render.js
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@
 
             polys.forEach(poly => {
                 const contour = [];
-                poly = poly.clean().miter();
+                poly = poly.debur();
+                if (!poly) return;
+                poly = poly.miter();
+                // cleaning converts open to closed which is problematic
+                // poly = poly.clean().miter();
                 // if (poly.debug) {
                 //     const save = this.current;
                 //     this.setLayer('debug.acute', 0xff0000).addPoly(poly, {thin:true});