Travis Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Check out the poll at the top of the thread. Just a quick poll to see what kind of materials folks are mostly putting on their saw. Just out of curiosity. LarryEA, scrollingforsanity and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 You should have also put a mix in. Depends on the project. The results as they are would be about what I am cutting too! scrollingforsanity, LarryEA, new2woodwrk and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Kind of agree with Barb. I cut both BBply and solid hardwoods.. probably about equal amounts of both. Possibly more BB because I do make a lot of ornaments and some of my wall hangings are also BB with solid walnut backers.. only clocks and puzzles are solid hardwoods.. some stuff is even standard plywood from the box stores.. Keep thinking about trying some soft metals too at some point. LarryEA, scrollingforsanity and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 I have cut plexiglass / plastic cardboard. Branches and log slices < 2 inches. And once an aluminum 1/8 inch. But I re-read the question "most often" cut. OCtoolguy, LarryEA and scrollingforsanity 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 I cut mostly hardwood along with BB ply. I have cut moose horn and plexiglass. scrollingforsanity, OCtoolguy and LarryEA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Right now it's mostly hardwoods. But there are times when I do portraits in BB ply. OCtoolguy, scrollingforsanity and LarryEA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) I most often use hardwood. How about you Travis? Edited January 31, 2023 by LarryEA scrollingforsanity and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 It really depends on the project. I would rather cut solid wood but on some projects solid wood is to weak and I use plywood. I have cut other materials. MDF and laminated flooring cone to mind. scrollingforsanity, LarryEA and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 I use baltic birch but have used other laminated woods like oak, walnut and ash for portraits and ornaments. I also keep a supply of hardwoods for other projects OCtoolguy and scrollingforsanity 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 I answered solid wood, because, all things being equal, I prefer scrolling solid wood. However, I probably cut just as much BB ply as solid wood, because for many projects, it just works better. scrollingforsanity, OCtoolguy and LarryEA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Eicehelberger Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 I use both solid wood and Bb ply and rght now I am regular ply from a cabinet shop, but I do prefer solid wood. OCtoolguy, LarryEA and scrollingforsanity 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 I cut BB and hardwoods both. Maybe more BB because of all the ornaments I cut. LarryEA and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 8 hours ago, LarryEA said: I most often use hardwood. How about you Travis? If I was to guess, I bet I mostly use BB Ply. I do love cutting Poplar, though. It cuts so nicely. LarryEA, OCtoolguy and Fish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Travis: I guess fingers and hands would go under "OTHER" Fab4 Gene Howe and meflick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 I cut a lot of bamboo especially for portraits. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 Mostly solid wood right now. I find they made the nicest ornaments. I buy that lumber from LLJohnson. Right now Cherry is my favorite. I did a couple in Cedar but it kept breaking, too brittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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