What is the Best Tool to Cut Curves in Thick Solid Wood?

Woodworking can be fun since you cut, sand, and make wood look precisely how you want it to be. Cutting wood for woodworking isn’t that hard, especially if you have the right tools. But not include cutting curves.

To all woodworkers, cutting curves is one of the most challenging tasks to accomplish. No matter for indoor furniture or a shelf in the garage, cutting curves is tricky. A common question among woodworkers is how to cut curves in a thick wood with fast speed and smooth edges.

What tool is used to cut curves in wood? Usually, we have such methods: by hand, by jigsaw, by bandsaw or by scroll saw, or by a cnc router.

All the above methods can cut curves. But the processing step is complicated. You need to draw lines to set up tools. Also, you need to polish after cutting since the cutting edge has burrs. This is no problem for hobby or handcraft since we enjoy the process. But for a furniture manufacturer, if they choose to cut curves in these ways, then it must be inefficient.

So what is the best tool for cutting curves in thick solid wood for our furniture factory? Which machine can cut thick wooden board fast and without burrs?

The answer is EagleTec CNC wood cutting machine for thick hardwood cutting. It is also known as CNC band saw in some places. 

EagleTec cnc cutting machine for the thick wood board is driven by two spindles, use milling tools instead of saw blade which has no angle limit for cutting. Any shape and pattern could be cut in one pass. Servo motors drive the whole machine with planetary reducers, which can promise the machine fast cutting speed and force—adopting simple cnc control, easy to learn and operate. Also, the cutting effect is perfect without burrs. This helps us save a polishing step and improve whole production efficiency. Therefore, the best way to cut curves in wood is using a machine like this. 

EagleTec cnc cutting machine is suitable for various materials, such as solid wood, bamboo, MDF, particle board, plastic, plexiglass, rubber, PVC, acrylic, multi-layer corrugated paper, etc.

If you are looking to purchase a cnc machine for cutting curves in thick wood, please contact us freely.

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