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I bought some really cool 2 inch thick wood recently that will make perfect cutting boards and other projects. Last night, I made two Michigan Lower Peninsula cutting boards. One was made from nearly 2 inch thick Walnut with the grain going West to East and another one out of Spalted Maple that started off close to 2 inches in thickness, but got run through the drum sander until I was happy which ended up being about 1.25″ thick.
I am also working on a Michigan State Spartan piece for an old boss of mine that is retiring soon.
How long did it take to cut through the 2″ thick wood? Whenever I see someone doing something with an X-Carve it’s usually less than a half inch of material.
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What size router and what type of router bit are you using on the thick stuff?
jtkendall wrote:
How long did it take to cut through the 2″ thick wood? Whenever I see someone doing something with an X-Carve it’s usually less than a half inch of material.
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I cut a little less than half way through on the xcarve, then cut the rest of the way with the bandsaw. I can cut close to an inch with this unit.
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SetBuilder wrote:
What size router and what type of router bit are you using on the thick stuff?
I’m using the dewalt palm router with a straight upcut bit.
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