Woodworking advice

[Da'engineer]

I am sure that most of you have years of woodworking experience but for those of you that have little no experience working with plywood the best blades by far for cutting pylwood is

-24 T diablo blade for rip-cuts (Although I mostly use the 40 T especially for hardwood)
-40 T diablo blade for combination cuts
-60 T diablo blade for cutting with the grain or finishing cuts

When using higher teeth counts you need to slow down the cuts since each tooth takes out a smaller piece of wood then normal as the count goes up. This can result in wood burn if you are not careful and plan accordingly to your wood type.

Remember to continually wax your blade during use to increase longevity of your blades you can use:

-Car wax

-Paraffin wax

- Or any wax really

- My personal favorite http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P4 ... UTF8&psc=1


All this will minimize break out on your plywood and make your life a lot easier for those of us that are really picky.



Just wanted to share what I learned over the years the hard way!

[backstrap bandit]

I agree with everything you said but my preference on wax isn't wax at all I use the Teflon spray just spay it on and let dry your done I use it on my table saw and jointer tops makes wood slide easy and no wipe on wipe off

[Da'engineer]

I've heard of many different methods a common one I've seen is wd-40 on the blade I prefer wax it is quick and easy and for the most part spreads itself. Just rub it on and run the saw once and your good. I might try the Teflon spray once just to see how that goes.

[bobhenry]

I prefer a 32 to 40 tooth carbide blade. For really nice veneered plywood like oak or maple faced material I will go the extra mile and tape the tear out side. I have on occasion placed a sacrificial layer of wood such as a 1x4 or some scrap plywood on the tear out side of the good material to support and eliminate the splintering of the face veneer by cutting both pieces together.

[Da'engineer]

I've used that method before I only use tape on really important work. But I completely agree

[aggie79]

You can also run a sharp knife down the cut line. This scoring will help prevent tearout of the veneer.

And if you're cutting on the table saw using a zero clearance insert will help too.