5 Tips For MORE ACCURATE CUTS! (On Any Saw--Make More Accurate Cuts)

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5 Tips For MORE ACCURATE CUTS! (On Any Saw--Make More Accurate Cuts)

Carpenters make money from the speed and accuracy of their cuts. Here are 5 tips to get more accurate cuts from any saw you use. These fundamentals will apply to nearly all carpentry and woodworking projects!

1) USE A SHARP PENCIL -- making more accurate cuts starts with making more accurate marks. Be sure you always have a very sharp pencil. I like to fine tune my pencils with a utility knife. For carpenter pencils, I typically use a custom sharpener if I have one.

2) USE A CROW'S FOOT -- A crow's foot is a v-shape mark. I like to use these instead of just a dash. The point of the crow's foot is your actual cut mark. It keeps you from confusing yourself as lumber gets moved around.

3) SIGHT DOWN THE BLADE -- To get more accurate cuts, sight down the saw blade wherever possible. Get your eye in line with the cut path (while the saw is off!) This helps create a better line-up with the saw blade TOOTH. You can check alignment from behind on circular saws as well.

4) SPLIT THE LINE -- If you're already using a sharp pencil, you can further increase cut accuracy by trying to split your plotted cut lines. Try to cut them in half right up the center. Woodworkers in particular like to cut to this standard.

5) MAKE AN INDENTATION -- If you're working quickly, you can check your accuracy before cutting by making an indentation in the wood with the saw blade tooth. I only do this where lumber quality isn't TOO important. I also fire up the circular saw and make a little notch sometimes on the waste side of the line, then move towards the cut line itself.

If done correctly, these 5 tips will help you MAKE MORE ACCURATE CUTS!

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