Cricut Wood Cutting Blade

You can cut basswood and balsa wood both with a knife blade.

Cricut wood cutting blade.

Cutting basswood with knife blade denser than balsa wood basswood has a smooth even wood grain an ideal surface for clean cuts to craft models toys puzzles or even small gift crates. The knife blade can cut two different types of wood. How large can my cuts be. Meet cricut maker the ultimate smart cutting machine.

Cuts materials like wood leather chipboard and more up to 3 32in thick with ease and precision. Right now cricut only sells basswood which you can purchase by clicking here. How to cut balsa wood. Balsa wood and basswood but their thickness shouldn t be more than 2mm.

It is the only blade that can be used when cutting wood. And with that i want to jump in to everything you need to know about using the cricut knife blade to cut wood. Cricut maker quickly and accurately cuts 300 materials from the most delicate paper and fabric to the tough stuff like matboard leather and basswood. Balsa wood comes in 1 32 1 16 and 3 32 thicknesses.

Make sure you can buy enough of similar appearance to complete your project. Best is to use the wood available at the cricut store because it s manufactured and tested to use with cricut. What thicknesses of basswood can i cut with knife blade. Blade for cutting wood with a cricut maker you will need the knife bladeto cut wood with your maker.

Fine point blade more on this in a minute stronggrip mat purple cricut maker or cricut explore air 1 or 2 if you aren t familiar with balsa wood it s a type of wood that feels rather flexible. Pay attention to the color and grain of the wood. Cricut maker knife blade. This is because the glue is often harder than the wood itself.

I m using the knife blade to show you how much power and capability the cricut maker really has. Now your creative potential is exponential. If using composite pieces you may encounter inconsistent cutting over the seam which may cause damage to the blade. Basswood comes in 1 32 and 1 16 thicknesses.

It can be painted and stained easily without having to seal it first. Expand the capabilities of your cricut smart cutting machines with a variety of blades and replacement blades designed to work with everything from paper to fabric to basswood. Two of the most common types of wood that you will see cut with a cricut are balsa wood and basswood. Let s start with balsa wood.