Breaking Down Plywood Sheets

It will eventually be a large storage cabinet 4 wide x 3 deep x 90 tall with five adjustable shelves inside and raised panel doors.

Breaking down plywood sheets. But for those first few years i was really only using the track saw to break down sheets of plywood into their rough parts which i would then run through the tablesaw for final sizing. What i usually do is set up saw horses or in some cases my infeed table and my outfeed roller stands to support the plywood. How to break down a full sheet of plywood. I am gearing up to start another large project.

When i got my first track saw years ago it was an absolute game changer for my trim carpentry work. A great way to initially cut your plywood sheets down to more manageable sizes is to use your circular saw. Cutting plywood and breaking down sheet goods is easy when you have the right tools. A diy friend showed me kreg s rip cut tool with a circular saw and i fell in love.

No more trying to shove full sheets of plywood through a small job site tablesaw. Sure you could politely ask the nice people at the home store to do it. Unless you have plenty of shop space i highly recommend buying only the amount of plywood you need for a project and break it down as soon as you can. I normally work with solid wood glueing up the panels to make the sides top and base.

Breaking down a full plywood sheet can be overwhelming but with these simple guides and a circular saw you can have it cut down in minutes so you can move on to building if you d like to check out some other helpful guides and beginner s tips head over to the getting started page for more. But c mon this is an excuse to whip out your circular saw and go to town. Set up a woodworking shop for under 1000.