How YOU Should Be Cutting Plywood

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In this video I show you the process that I go through to break down plywood and achieving perfectly square cuts every time.
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@KenCharlesTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I kept watching, I figured it was a Festool centric video, great info on work flow. I learned something about panel cutting workflow I can use with my unistrut / track clamp bare bones panel cutting system ! Great video as always, thanks !

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@Markdoubts Жыл бұрын

Yeah - glad I watch. Thought it was just going to about track saw.

@jim99ful 9 ай бұрын

Me too, thought it was going to be Festool 'R' us, then why cut off the factory edge and replace it??

@RichardBoisclair-hw6nb 4 ай бұрын

Good video. Too bad you don’t like using Festool brand…

@KenCharlesTheGreat 4 ай бұрын

I got a Makita track saw since that comment and just recently drank the green kool-aid an got a CT-25 dust extractor, very nice!@@RichardBoisclair-hw6nb

@kennethvogt9379 2 жыл бұрын

I know it’s a small thing, but I really appreciated the tip to leave material on both sides of the blade to improve dust collection.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful 👍

@beniaeschbach2626 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jason, thanx for your videos, been watching a couple. I would like to ad something for people who 'struggle' to get a straigt edge. You are working with top notch cabinet grade ply, which will stay true when cut. But if someone uses cheaper stuff, say construction grade ply, following might be helpful: Material (ply, solid timber or even a chunk of steel for the engineer) is allways under tension. Tip: release that tension first! If, for say, you cut a sheet of ply in half then make this rip cut first. 610, then trim 5 each side to your final 600. Like this you will shave off any bending that occured when tension was released when cutting the sheet in half. If confronted with a 'reference' edge that is suddenly not straight anymore, people often try to find the fault in the gear (track, saw) but it can be the sneaky material that plays up. Hope I explained in a way easy to understand.

@whomadethatsaltysoup 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! You are a born pedagogue. An extremely clear explanation of how to achieve accurate cuts on sheet material. With the current cost of material, it's more important than ever to minimize error and avoid unnecessary waste. Not fretting about getting the whole sheet square, and just concentrating on the initial reference edge is much easier than wresting an 8 by 4 through the 5 cut method in a small workshop.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@jsmxwll Жыл бұрын

When I learned with basic handtools in woodshop, keeping track of reference and show sides was drilled into us. Somewhere along the line I stopped paying as much attention to it. Machining wood can give me a false sense of confidence sometimes, and it's so fast that I can move through without thinking carefully about how I'm doing things. Great video. Its a good reminder.

@lwcd2833 2 жыл бұрын

This is spot on. I always make my cuts 1/4" over and then final on the table saw using the reference cut against the fence. I love checking cabs or drawers for square and they are spot on dead square. great video. thank you.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@paulbuffington9709 2 жыл бұрын

I use a piece of painters tape to mark each of my reference edges as they are made. This way I can easily label the parts for the joinery process. ie side bottom, bottom front, etc etc.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

I like that as well when dealing with a lot of parts for sure 👍

@rickwilson478 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I do the same thing with Post-its ... they are easy to peel off and to write on. They don't adhere as well as painters tape but will stay put mid stack and usually they are just placed on the top panel of each stack of .. "base sides".."base tops, bottoms, rail splits, shelves".. etc. I place them in the 90* reference corner for the good length and end cuts. I usually add a pencil slash mark in that same corner.

@dividend_investing_is_grea9523 Жыл бұрын

Good idea! I will be doing that in the future thanks.

@danblanchette5201 Жыл бұрын

I watched your demo on installing Blum undermount drawer slides. Now I watched this demo on cutting sheet plywood with perfectly square corners. You are really, really good at explaining--in easy to follow directions--how to do stuff in a wood shop. You should've been my shop teacher long ago. So I'm bookmarking each and every demo you do here on KZfaq. All will help in my future furniture projects. P.S.: I like your occasional references to certain specs on things like drill bits and handy tools I hadn't already heard of.

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@michaelgrova225 2 жыл бұрын

One thing I always love to see is when the craftsman and makers I enjoy watching are supporting other makers in the community.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👊🏼

@rjtumble 2 жыл бұрын

I like the tip about making that first cut a little deeper so there is wood on the right side of the blade. I've noticed how much more dust I get if I'm "saving" wood by cutting just the edge clean.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, nothing to trap it when just skimming the edge.

@OriginalCatfish42 3 ай бұрын

What I love about these videos is the neat little tools I discover, like that little pocket ruler. I had to pause the video and order one right away!

@bentswoodworking 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tommanseau6277 2 жыл бұрын

This video really clarified things I've observed and thought were my fault with plywood. It's not. I now realize that I'll have to treat plywood in a very similar manner as hand tool work with solid wood. The rest is mechanics once the consistent system is in place.

@lindamarsden8024 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this was extremely helpful. I also use a piece of 4x8 insulation board to protect my work top and I've even used on my concrete floor when I have heavy MDF. This works great for those of us that are not that tall or strong. I've book marked the cut optimizer and looking forward to trying it out.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

It is a really useful tool especially for being free

@brianfuller5157 Жыл бұрын

I've built a fair amount of plywood cabinetry etc. and just never stopped to think of this ever so simple technique. I will use it from now on. Thank you for the great video

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@johnnycorn7225 Жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY in love w my new combo Tracksaw(wen w festool tracks) and dewalt palm router guideplate setup on other side of track. Saves time and space, Perfect cuts.

@99trampis 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. As a DIYer I've never looked at breaking down a sheet of ply like this. You've made it much more simple for me to understand. Thank you and I just subbed! Keep up the great work!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you found it helpful

@mkelly6591 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson on breaking a sheet down and squaring it up in a way that those of us without expensive tools can repicate. Thanks!

@zachgoestoeuro 2 жыл бұрын

This has been a huge help to me. Thanks for explaining and going through the details. I don’t have the fancy table so I opted for a four foot drywall square and handle my cuts that way for now. In my recent project, everything lined up perfectly and it was a pretty amazing experience!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You don’t need all the fancy stuff. Glad you found it helpful

@ScottJones5280 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate and greatly value the clarity of your teaching. I’ve learned a lot from your channel and my projects get a little more efficient and precise every time. Thank you!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

@evans_workshop 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason! Great video. Simple easy to follow instructions. I appreciate what you share with us!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@derekw40 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’ve always been fascinated with cabinet building. Ive built a few. But i keep running into accuracy. Now i have the info i need to improve what i aspire to do.

@rogerpoulin2068 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video..I've been having problems trying to get square panels. Now I know why. Thanks again.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

@dooleyfan Жыл бұрын

Great advice,thanks! I’m about to tackle building a complicated shelving & drawer storage unit, and this was very helpful.

@deponzi 11 ай бұрын

That was probably the best explanation on breaking down a sheet of plywood I have ever seen. Thank You so Much

@bentswoodworking 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@rosemcommm 10 ай бұрын

I do this on a leftover piece of 3/4" flooring plywood, cheap plastic saw horses and a Makita track saw all day in my driveway. With great results.

@philrabadi6757 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Jason. I’ve really been enjoying these quick lessons you’ve been doing! Very helpful. Thanks so much

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@grantdavies6081 Ай бұрын

This is a really good video. The number of times I've cut plywood for cabinets or drawers and found it square on one corner but not another, I wasn't being methodical. This is really straightforward, and I love how methodical it is. I'll try this out today, thanks for creating the video!

@bentswoodworking Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@g.wes.3906 Жыл бұрын

That tip about cutlist optimizater is a so genius. Sometimes it's just the little things that make so much difference to the end product.

@brianmcintyre5867 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent workmanship. Thanks for the attention to details.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@SAMUELPEREZ-yc8uq 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. You have answered many of my RFIs in an easy to follow format. Thank you. Semper fidelis.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

I knew you were military as soon as I saw RFI 🤣

@arievanharen1488 Жыл бұрын

Having just started my own business thanks for this video, excellent for helping me get best practice processes in place. thank you so much!

@buildingthecrowders 2 жыл бұрын

This has been the best video I have found for breaking down plywood correctly!! Thank you!!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!!

@robertgenelli8685 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice, never trust factory edges , I’m a bit of a perfectionist so I’m in agreement of making your own, cheers from Scotland.

@workshopdojo 2 жыл бұрын

I love your basic videos, so important, nicely explained.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

@jaykepley5238 2 жыл бұрын

Good instructional video, Jason. Thanks!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@ChalupaBatman9000 Жыл бұрын

Great advices for me as a beginner in woodworking. Keep it up!

@YT-User1013 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, thanks!

@stuwaugh7672 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou - I now realise how using what I thought was a dead on factory edge, compounded to make the last few cuts of the sheet way out. I always thought I was ‘saving’ wood by using factory edges and making exact measurement cuts from the sheet. A few mm of ‘wasted’ wood will lead to square projects that I won’t be secretly disappointed in.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@samusnone2417 Жыл бұрын

Great educational video. Thank you

@nsanerydah 2 жыл бұрын

Great information!!

@antonyhibberd8824 2 жыл бұрын

Great information. Thanks. I just really appreciated that you used millimetres in your video as a measure of accuracy.

@Wyman642 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent practical advice. I appreciate the wisdom of cutting the pieces larger on the track saw for later precise final cutting on the table saw. And, of course, keeping track of the reference edges as they are created. Lesson learned. Thanks very much!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@vincentzhang2160 Жыл бұрын

@@bentswoodworking may I ask why not do the precise final cut with the track saw? Is it a necessity to do it at the table saw? Personally I feel like track saw gives me cleaner cuts. Are you worried about the lack of a fence for track saw systems not producing perfectly square cuts?

@glennirwin4710 Жыл бұрын

Nice video as always.

@timrowe5448 4 ай бұрын

Great, informative video! Thank You!

@marianam8643 Жыл бұрын

Really love your channel. I learn so much. Thanks very much for doing this!!!

@wittworks 2 жыл бұрын

Love that mft setup. Well done drill sergeant.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

@stakwalderbak5331 2 жыл бұрын

Another great instructional video. I like the process of using parallel guides, MFT, and tablesaw. Fortunately I have all 3. Justifies the expense. The MFT was my last purchase and I wished I had bought it ages ago. All the plethora of shop built tables are fair enough but the MFT still rules I think.

@GKganesan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. This is super useful

@bentswoodworking 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@josephfisk466 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Explained well

@macklane3467 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks!

@bentswoodworking 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@irondave103 2 жыл бұрын

Love this system 👍😎

@TheVideoGameVault 2 жыл бұрын

Great info. This really lays out the why and how. Getting my first track saw soon just for this purpose.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@marymartindale996 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video. I am a complete beginner and appreciate you explaining it in a way that I can understand.

@bentswoodworking 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@micschemelin663 2 жыл бұрын

Great technique and you really spelled out in an easy to follow process. Thank you !

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@johnvodopija1743 2 жыл бұрын

As a new track saw owner I found this video very helpful. Thank you 👍😎🇦🇺

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@rebelchief6590 2 жыл бұрын

This video was excellent. Super simple and smart!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@quietwoodworking Жыл бұрын

I love this. Thank you!

@ilive4livemusic 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and clear. Thanks

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@abdulkhaliqalsaif8883 Жыл бұрын

Great tips, very useful to me, learned new professional way of doing work. Thank you very much

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@johnisley4578 2 жыл бұрын

Another great vid that really helps newbies such as me ! Good Stuff Brent. Cheers

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@reedbrickell215 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea of foam under the wood. Worked great.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear

@lanegustafson929 Жыл бұрын

What an eye opening video. Thank you.

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@gwapo247 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful for me since I'm a beginner. Great technique!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@tyrsafray4640 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Great technique! Makes total sense

@bentswoodworking 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@perpetualmaker764 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Jason. I use a similar technique and if feel it's much safer than putting a large sheet on my table saw. Also, having a workflow around the assembly table always made more sense to me!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@justinlee3139 3 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm at beginning stage and your lesson was greatly helpful. Many thanks.

@FD-dh2fu 4 ай бұрын

Love it. Thank you for the guidance.

@bentswoodworking 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@alancroft6928 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you for that.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@ZombieHaunter408 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised your channel doesn't have more followers. I've been binging your videos and you do an excellent job explaining everything. Well done!

@williammorris671 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great video.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Neoethical 2 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful. I wrestled with this. Seems so obvious after seeing it. Thanks a ton!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@rikmiles6531 Жыл бұрын

I am a home builder of 40 years and I thought I could cut plywood. This is a very nice video. Well done.

@RJ-sr5dv Жыл бұрын

Well Done.. THX for making the video

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@christianpetersen1782 Жыл бұрын

I’m a bit late on the scene here having just found you. I found your methods and presentation style very interesting and engaging. I learned a lot here to tweak my accuracy. I don’t have or want a table saw but I take your main point that it’s about the process so I can still use this to get more accurate results. Any more videos using track saws will be welcome here. Thank you so much and subbed! Greetings from 🇬🇧.

@SuperSadom 10 ай бұрын

Works as advertised!

@tedpuckett2779 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this. Making all the reference sides was a great share. Will look into the freeware you mentioned as well. Thanks

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@roy.h.barrett Жыл бұрын

Very thorough. Thank you Brother.

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@csimet 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. The cut list optimizer is great. Tx!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@zone4garlicfarm Жыл бұрын

I don't like using foam as a backer under the plywood. Foam sawdust is microplastics that end up in the enviroment. I use wood scraps to keep the plywood up off the bench top. Wood and glue are the only things that go into my dust collector. When I empty the collector the contents get composted instead of going to a landfill.

@andreysmirnov6911 2 жыл бұрын

Very beneficial advice

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@suearmstrong3404 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job/explanation! I wasn't sure why you wouldn't just use the track saw but you explained perfectly why it would be important! Thank you!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@iratozer9622 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@dscritter614 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a newbie. Learned a lot. Liked the work flow info. And yes, I am n awe of your setup.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

@RJ-sr5dv Жыл бұрын

I’m new to woodworking love your channel. Thanks.

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@duanemiller5606 3 ай бұрын

The downsize to cut optimizer is sometimes it doesn’t do the best for grain matching or direction. It’s primary purpose is to maximize the amount of pieces. You can get out of a single sheet of plywood for your project. It does not take an account which direction you might want the grain to run. There are projects that which way the grain is running, will determine whether or not your final product looks professional or amateur. Now I’m not saying don’t use cut optimizer just saying take it with a grain of salt. Once you have your cut layout mark the direction of the grain for all the pieces and make sure that the grain is go in the right way that you want it to be going before you start cutting. Yes, that means sometimes you’ll need a second piece of plywood where you could’ve maybe cut it all out of one sheet if you didn’t care about grain direction.

@cisco5400 2 жыл бұрын

"Perfectly 90°" Brilliant, fantastic explanation! Very easy to understand. Tvx from Sweden

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@charliepace8051 Жыл бұрын

Good job

@lawman1965 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@jenniferhennessy2357 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for the link to the cutlist optimiser, great website

@moon_boogie 4 ай бұрын

This was beyond helpful, sir

@bentswoodworking 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@SuperCC112 22 күн бұрын

Omg! I had this exact problem. I thought the factory edge was square af, but it wasn't. Thank you for this video. It solved my problem. I need more plywood now.

@patrickwhelan5703 6 күн бұрын

Oops, I have a confession too! Well, prove me wrong as I thought the factory edge was straight. This feels like the confessional page of woodworkers.

@Trishlicious 2 жыл бұрын

At first I thought it was going to be all about the tools but those techniques I learned when I was in woodshop back in the 80s.

@christopherdekonstrukt444 Жыл бұрын

Just ordered a Festool cordless track saw and an additional 55" track. No more cutting larger sheet goods on the floor with a guide and circular saw on rigid foam. Using a Bora 4x8 Centipede for now, will build my own shop table with T-Tracks for the Festool and TSO parallel guide system. Thanks for your channel. You invest in Festool you invest in quality.

@ag-om6nr 2 жыл бұрын

Thnx for sharing !

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@septimuspretorius250 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Job, sir: Your presentation was outstanding! I’m glad that I watched the entire video. I “liked and subscribed” to your channel. Keep them coming!!

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you found it helpful

@LaserGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video Jason. Keep up the good work

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@craig8727 3 ай бұрын

My gosh you did a fantastic job of explaining all of this, very good work! I'll will be using your techniques during my first cabinet builds, thanks!

@bentswoodworking 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@Nilsje Жыл бұрын

Great video and a lot of useful tips! Love the fact you’re using metric. You’re a smart man 😃👌🏼

@bentswoodworking Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@ealdydar 2 жыл бұрын

Cut List Optimizer is a must if you wood work. Ive been using it on my pc and mobile phone. Its not just for sheet goods. I build cabinets for a living and install for designers that order the exactly what you need. For example im using it to figure out if i have enough perfinished crown and furniture base. most of the time if you make one bad cut or out of order not cutting all your longs first generating smalls your short.

@bentswoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great app!