The knife blade can cut two different types of wood.
Cricut maker wood cutting blade.
Best is to use the wood available at the cricut store because it s manufactured and tested to use with cricut.
Cutting basswood with knife blade.
Denser than balsa wood basswood has a smooth even wood grain an ideal surface for clean cuts to craft models toys puzzles or even small gift crates.
Click make it to make the project.
It can be painted and stained easily without having to seal it first.
Expand the capabilities of your cricut smart cutting machines with a variety of blades and replacement blades designed to work with everything from paper to fabric to basswood.
Make sure all cuts are at least away from the edge of the wood.
Right now cricut only sells basswood which you can purchase by clicking here.
Blade for cutting wood with a cricut maker.
Cricut maker knife blade.
On cricut maker machine move white star wheels all the way to the right.
If left in place star wheels may leave an imprint on project material.
Balsa wood and basswood but their thickness shouldn t be more than 2mm.
Cutting wood with the cricut maker knife blade create your design in design space being sure it is set to cut prep the material and machine properly tape your cut material to a strong grip mat move the scoring wheels to the side and insert the knife blade into the machine.
It is the only blade that can be used when cutting wood.
Please note that your knife blade will need to be calibrated before the first use.
You can see more about how to do that here.
If knife blade crosses the edge of the wood there is a high probability it will break.
I m using the knife blade to show you how much power and capability the cricut maker really has.