Cutting Basswood
I need to cut some fins from 1/8" basswood, and the old #2 xacto seems to be a lot of work. Any tips ? I hate to go to the garage and fire up the radial arm saw, it's only 10 degrees F out there today ! I think I can get the job done with a hobby knife using repeated passes as the long side is only about 4", just wondering if there's something better.........
TIA, Dave in MI |
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I always use a No.1 Xacto knife when cutting basswood up to 3/16" thick. Make sure your blade is sharp and use a metal straightedge.
Mario |
A knife is fine for basswood, a saw is overkill.
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I use a razor saw for cutting basswood fins.
MUCH faster than using any sort of X-Acto blade ! |
I just cut 4 big fins (TLP Matra magic R550) using laminated 1/8 x 3" basswood ,finished size 1/8 x 6 " . Using my small Olfa knife and a new blade ,it took between 10 -12 passes to cut cleanly through the wood in a "crossgrain" direction.Cutting with the grain took half as many passes.Cutting 3/32 and 1/16 I use a combination og Olfa knife and Exacto w/ " 24 or 11 blade.
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What the ghrocketman said.
A Zona razor saw is exactly what you need. They can be found at the local hobby saw and offer a choice of fine teeth, coarse teeth, etc. No self-respecting wood butcher can be without a razor saw. |
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A razor saw is a good tool to have but it seems like overkill for 1/8" basswood. To each his (or her) own. Mario |
Cutting Basswood Fins
Not for nothing, overkill or not but, give me my Dewalt 788 scrollsaw ANY DAY! :D
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