Wood Burns

[SawingSue]

Sometimes my wood "burns" when I'm cutting. Any suggestions on how to prevent that from happening? Thanks.

[core-eagle]

Some woods burn more easily than others, like cherry. I use clear packing tape over the pattern when cutting. It helps to lube the blade.

[dgman]

Hey Sue, to help prevent burning use either clear packing tape or blue masking tape. I like to apply the clear packing tape over the pattern. some folks apply the blue tape over the wood, then apply the pattern over the tape. The tape helps reduce friction which causes the wood to burn. It also helps the blade last longer.

[Crabbyboater]

Good suggestions, but you may also want to slow the speed of your saw as well. Don't force the wood into the blade as you saw.

[wood-n-things]

I've also noticed it isn't so much the speed of the saw as it is the rate at which I'm feeding the wood into the blade. Slow down and enjoy your craft. It will benefit you on so many levels.

[Greenfield_Bob]

Sue, I use clear packing tape on top of the pattern and use a sharp blade.
I use FD blades from Mike.

Bob

[tvman44]

I use the blue painter tape on the wood then the pattern then clear packing tape, also slow down the feed rate and maybe the speed of the saw.

[3_M]

If you slow the speed down, you might have a tendency of pushing too hard into the blade. Instead of cutting the wood, the blade will grab it and when using reverse tooth blades it makes the wood jumb.
FD Mike

[SawingSue]

Thank you for all your suggestions. I'll experiment with the speed of the saw. I have both clear packing tape and blue painter tape on hand from other projects so I'll try those and see which works best for me. Thanks again.