How To Cut Plywood Sheets Straight

Next put the saw in the notch at a 30 45 degree angle and start cutting.

How to cut plywood sheets straight. You ll want to keep your forearm and shoulder in line with the blade to ensure a straight cut. The large size and the weight of plywood also makes it difficult to cut a full sheet directly on the table saw. For circular saws grab a 15 20 carbide tip blade designed for plywood. Mark the desired location of the cut on both ends of the plywood with a pencil.

Measure from the edge of the blade to the edge of the base plate. The most convenient way to do is is to procure a 1 1 2 inch thick installation about the same size as yours sheet and play it on the floor. You can buy straightedges at home centers and hardware stores but for long cuts i almost always use the factory cut edge on a strip of 3 4 in. Then make a notch by drawing your saw upwards with the blade in an upright position.

Set the saw at the cut line and mark on the sheet along the edge of the shoe. Clamp a straight edge to the sheet to guide your saw. Place the plywood on a set of sawhorses. Then all you have to do is guide the saw along the straight edge to make your cut.

For one thing the factory edge is usually perfectly straight sight along the edge to make sure. The alternative is to cut it into small size using a circular saw. For table and miter saws invest in an 80 tpi plywood blade one designed for cross miter saw or rip table saw cuts. This guide is designed to rip plywood into strips by running the straight edge along the edge of the plywood while the circular saw cuts a certain distance away.

To cut plywood with a hand saw start by marking the line you want to cut on the wood.