How To Cut Basswood Sheets

Do not go to close to the pattern line leave about 1 4.

How to cut basswood sheets.

Step 4 cut the basswood. Hold the tip of a craft or utility knife at a 45 degree angle to the wood. Cutting basswood you can use a backsaw and cut across the grain and do not go to the line make alot of cuts about 1 2 to 1 apart. Move the star wheels to the right on your machine so that they do not hit your basswood see that tips post above.

The chopper blade squeezes the wood before it begins to cut the fibers. The miter box is the better tool for this but you need a good blade. Micro cut quality describes our unique approach to producing the finest sheets strips and blocks world wide. I do this using an x acto knife just running a few passes in a straight line using a ruler then snapping it into two pieces.

That leaves a ragged cut with the fibers on top longer than those on the bottom. How to create custom cut settings to cut 1 16 bass wood with the cricut maker and deep cut blade. Thin basswood may be cut with a hobby knife. You can get a craft knife at a hobby shop craft store or online.

Cut down the longer pieces of basswood the ones from hobby lobby for example are 8 x 24. Do not cut the wood in chunks as it will tear the wood apart. Drive the cutting tools using a mallet to remove large amounts of wood in a speedy manner. Use a brand new knife blade for the best results when cutting balsa wood.

Then with about a 1 flat chisel chip them off carefully. Cut shavings on the wood using gouges and chisels. When the unwanted parts of the wood are removed proceed by cutting finer and thinner shavings to produce a fine finish. Holding the blade of the knife at an angle will allow the blade to cut most effectively.

Spoiler alert it does not cut all the way through but if. I ve had decent results with the zona 32 tpi blade.