Balsa wood and basswood but their thickness shouldn t be more than 2mm.
Cricut maker wood cutting blade.
Make sure all cuts are at least away from the edge of the wood.
It can be painted and stained easily without having to seal it first.
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.
You will need the knife blade to cut wood with your maker.
Best is to use the wood available at the cricut store because it s manufactured and tested to use with cricut.
I m using the knife blade to show you how much power and capability the cricut maker really has.
Blade for cutting wood with a cricut maker.
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.
If left in place star wheels may leave an imprint on project material.
Cricut maker knife blade.
Cutting wood with the cricut maker knife blade create your design in design space being sure it is set to cut prep the material and machine properly tape your cut material to a strong grip mat move the scoring wheels to the side and insert the knife blade into the machine.
You can see more about how to do that here.
Please note that your knife blade will need to be calibrated before the first use.
Click make it to make the project.
Cutting basswood with knife blade.
It is the only blade that can be used when cutting wood.
Right now cricut only sells basswood which you can purchase by clicking here.
If knife blade crosses the edge of the wood there is a high probability it will break.
And with that i want to jump in to everything you need to know about using the cricut knife blade to cut wood.