How To Cut Balsa Wood Shapes

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How to cut balsa wood shapes. To cut properly you must hold the knife correctly. Materials to Cut Wood Letters. Apply very light pressure to the knife.

Attach a piece of 132-in thick balsa wood onto your Cricut StrongGrip Adhesive Mat. Run the blade in the cut lines again remembering to extend beyond the lines to cut any remaining fibers. Cutting the Balsa Wood If you have a Cricut Maker you can use your knife blade to cut thin balsa wood into fun intricate shapes.

Proper Knife Position Hold the tip of the knife at 45 degrees to the wood. 116 balsa wood sheets. Since my wood was already 4 wide it was just easier for me to cut it by hand into a square.

Oh I have so many tricks up my sleeve today. Place the balsa on the saw table. Select the Post-It Note custom setting in Cricut Design Space.

2 Select which shapes you want to cut from the Design Space options. In this video we share how to cut balsa wood 132 and basswood 116. Watch me sketch and cut and use a design meant for wood signs for a CARD gasp.

Masking tape or painters tape. Load your project mat onto Cricut Design Space and press Go. I used an Exacto knife on top of a small self-healing mat to make the shape.