Saw Blade Wood Burn

Dirty or dull saw blade.

Saw blade wood burn.

Keep your saw blades clean to ensure smooth cutting. Pushing the stock through the saw too slowly is a common cause of saw blade burn. Blade height affects the angle that the teeth hit the wood. Dull blades obviously make it much harder to cut wood quickly and as we ve already discussed a slower feed rate increases the chances of the wood getting burned.

5 blade height in one forum i read where a fellow kept getting burns on his cherry. Next make sure that you are cutting with a quick continuous motions. A dirty blade can also affect the cut. Wood burns when it is fed too slowly goes past a dull blade grabs the back of a blade when it moves while being cut as with case hardened or reaction wood or rubs against a heeling.

If you are still seeing burn marks try giving your saw a tune up. Burn marks on the cut wood result from too much heat on the saw blade. The heat will scorch the wood as it passes through. A dull blade will make it hard to cut quickly and the slower the feed rate of the saw the more friction against the wood and the greater the likelihood of scorch marks.

It could be something as simple as the blade being either dull and in need of a sharp or dirty and in need of a clean that s causing it to burn the wood. Most wood burning incidents are caused by a dirty or dull blade. The heat will scorch the wood as it passes through. Dull blades are much more likely to scorch and burn wood because the teeth are not cutting the wood fibers effectively.

When too much friction and burning occurs it can leave you with a burning smell or smoke that is often enough to set off the fire alarms in your workshop. The blade manufacturer suggested he raise the blade height and this worked in stopping the burn. Make sure that the blade splitter and fence are all aligned exactly how they are meant to be. As wood pitch builds up on the surface of the blade it will be more likely to bind up and scorch the wood.

Make sure that the blade is sharp clean and free of pitch. How to video showing how to stop your. Do what it takes to avoid burning by setting up your saw correctly keeping your blades sharp feeding the wood at the proper speed and using a good splitter.