Cutting Wood with a Cricut: The Ultimate Review & Guide to the Knife Blade

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This is a review of the wood cutting functions on the Cricut Maker & Cricut Maker 3, including some helpful hacks to make intricate wood cutting easier. I'll walk you through how to choose the best wood for your project, mediums to colour wood, intricate wood cutting hacks, tools needed to cut wood and guidance to help you complete your next woodworking project on the Cricut.
To complete wood cutting on the Cricut you will need:
Cricut Maker or Cricut Maker 3 machine
Balsa Wood, Basswood or Chipboard
Cricut Knife Blade (sold separately)
Purple Strong Grip Mat
Painters Tape
Contact sheet if cutting fragile balsa wood
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Timestamp:
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Intial Thoughts
1:08 - Tools Needed
2:42 - Wood Thickness
3:09 - Balsa Wood
3:33 - Critcut Basswood
3:55 - Chipboard
4:10 - Incompatible Wood
4:51 - Preparing for the Cut
5:25 - Cutting Balsa Wood
5:42 - Hacking Balsa Wood
6:03 - Cutting Chipboard
6:16 - Cutting Basswood
6:40 - Building a Mini Shelf
6:46 - Product Test
7:11 - Colouring Wood
7:45 - Final Thoughts