Double Sided Woodworking Tape

[TAIrving]

Has anyone used this?  It is advertised as double-sided woodworking tape.  They say it has good holding quality but removes easily from wood, leaving no residue.  Sounds interesting.

I wonder if we could use it in place of blue painters tape.  We could put it on the wood in place of the blue tape, then stick the pattern directly to it with no need for any additional glue. 

And we could use it to hold pieces together as in stack cutting.  I am sure there are / will be many other uses.  

XFasten Double Sided Woodworking Tape, 1-Inch by 36-Yards, 3-Pack - Double Face Woodworker Turner's Tape for Wood Template, Removable & Residue Free - Amazon.com 

[barb.j.enders]

I haven't used that product.  

I have used this for patterns.  Haven't tried it for stack cutting.  Don't think it would be strong enough.    https://store.workshopsupply.com/catalogue/scroll-saw-stick-and-release-tape-12-20-p-4418.html

 

[Gene Howe]

I use it to stick wood patterns to wood stock for pattern routing. It holds well for that purpose. It's a bear to remove, though. After you peel off it's protective cover, what's left is the relatively thick adhesive. I have to roll it off the project piece with a thumb.  It would be quite expensive to use it to hold paper scroll patterns. And, I'm not sure it wouldn't gum up a scroll saw blade. 

[Scrappile]

There is double sided tape and then there is double sided tape.  I have some I purchased to hold a piece of wood to a face plate when turning on a lathe.  You could stick to cars together  and one could pull the other.  I have some double sided carpet tape that is not nearly as strong.  I would not use either to hole a paper pattern on but the carpet tape would probably hold pieces of wood together for stack cutting.

Edited November 12, 2023 by Scrappile

[munzieb]

I have been using 2 sided carpet from Lowes for positioning hinges for alignment and drilling when making boxes, I'll also adhear it the base and top surface edges to sand them flush. I've also used it on small pieces of wood I cut on the table saw to keep my fingers away from the blade. I have also been doing more stack cutting and I use 3M 77 spray glue. I'll spray both sides of printer paper and stick it between the pieces I am cutting and also apply to the bottom of the pattern I am cutting. I was using Goof Off to remove it but it can leave a pink tinge of color on the wood. I have gone to Acetone. I wet a paper towel and dab the pattern and it comes right off (often in one piece) I use an acid brush soaked in acetone and brush along the edges and use a scraper to widen and separate the pieces. I wipe down with acetone to remove any remaining glue and it leaves a clean surface. 

[Joe W.]

10 hours ago, munzieb said:

I wipe down with acetone to remove any remaining glue and it leaves a clean surface. 

Hmmm,  I'll have to try that - I've been using MS so far and it does color the wood a little.

[Millwab]

One thing that caught my eye was that the adhesive is "silicone based."  
Wonder if that would effect finishing the wood it was applied to?

[Gene Howe]

9 hours ago, Millwab said:

One thing that caught my eye was that the adhesive is "silicone based."  
Wonder if that would effect finishing the wood it was applied to?

A good wipe down with Acetone will do the trick.

[Dave Monk]

I wouldn't be without this double sided tape. https://www.woodworkingshop.com/search/?search_query=double sided tape

I use it to hold wood on sanding shims when sanding intarsia pieces.  I also use it a lot for holding small pieces on larger pieces when I want to cut them on my band saw. 

[Roberta Moreton]

On 11/1/2023 at 7:21 PM, Dave Monk said:

I wouldn't be without this double sided tape. https://www.woodworkingshop.com/search/?search_query=double sided tape

I use it to hold wood on sanding shims when sanding intarsia pieces.  I also use it a lot for holding small pieces on larger pieces when I want to cut them on my band saw. 

I didn’t realize they carried that. I will try to remember to pick some up!

[nrscroller]

Rockler woodworking also has this for turning purposes

Bill

[meflick]

I took Intarsia classes from Judy Gale Roberts. She uses a light duty double sided carpet tape for sanding shims, temporary holds needed so that is what I learned to use. It works well. Any stronger than light duty band it’s hard to get parts back apart.

[Roberta Moreton]

I believe double stick tape and “Stick and Release” Scroll saw tape, sold by The Wooden Teddy Bear are two different things.  Double stick tape is for temporary sticking 2 pieces of wood together and the Scroll Saw tape is for adhering a pattern to the wood. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by Roberta Moreton
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[Denny Knappen]

I sell ATG tape on the website.  We use this every day on our framing projects.  I just posted a very short video on using ATG tape.  Here is a link to the item.  Hand Held ATG Tape | Pegas scroll saw (artcraftersonline.com)

[rjweb]

Denny, wheres the video, thx RJ

[murrayphd]

Interested in a tape that can hold 2 pieces of wood together and is EASY to remove later.  Making multiple jig saw puzzles, 4 layers deep.  If the tape is hard to remove, it makes the task impossible.  What do others recommend for this purpose?

[dgman]

I would not use double stick tape to attach the layers. I would tape the stack at the edges. You will struggle trying to remove pieces from double stick tape as you mentioned. Clamp the stack together, then using blue masking tape, tape just the edges together. You can use an exacto knife or a razor blade to remove excess tape from the top and bottom of the boards. If you tape the entire edge, the stack will stay together. While you cut the stack.

  By the way, welcome to the forum!

[Scrappile]

I have purchased this tape and used it.  I like it.  I have used it to hold stock for stack cutting and it worked well.   I would not use it to hold delicate pieces.  Probably would break some pieces getting it apart.  Make sure the wood is clean from dust and sawdust  before using it.

Edited July 24, 2025 by Scrappile

[Denny Knappen]

On 11/15/2023 at 4:37 PM, rjweb said:

Denny, wheres the video, thx RJ

Hi RJ.  The video is on my Facebook page, ArtCrafters Scroll Saw.  I can't post a link here as Facebook is not on the laptop.  If you are on Facebook, go to the page and scroll down to the video dated November 14, 2023.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

On 10/31/2023 at 11:19 AM, munzieb said:

I have been using 2 sided carpet from Lowes for positioning hinges for alignment and drilling when making boxes, I'll also adhear it the base and top surface edges to sand them flush. I've also used it on small pieces of wood I cut on the table saw to keep my fingers away from the blade. I have also been doing more stack cutting and I use 3M 77 spray glue. I'll spray both sides of printer paper and stick it between the pieces I am cutting and also apply to the bottom of the pattern I am cutting. I was using Goof Off to remove it but it can leave a pink tinge of color on the wood. I have gone to Acetone. I wet a paper towel and dab the pattern and it comes right off (often in one piece) I use an acid brush soaked in acetone and brush along the edges and use a scraper to widen and separate the pieces. I wipe down with acetone to remove any remaining glue and it leaves a clean surface. 

I am doing basically the same procedures as this except the double sided tape I use is turners tape. That stuff is strong and no residue left. But any clean up I too use acetone. I always did the spraying paper both sides when stack cutting. But when I do a simple scroll pattern I put blue tape under the pattern. 

[nrscroller]

Rockler Woodworking stores sell a double sided tape for woodturning use

 

[Hawk]

Well, I use something entirely different. As an avid golfer, and as I do my own regripping I use golf grip tape to hold things either temporary or more permanent if needed.

Chris  

[Roberta Moreton]

On 10/31/2023 at 8:40 AM, barb.j.enders said:

I haven't used that product.  

I have used this for patterns.  Haven't tried it for stack cutting.  Don't think it would be strong enough.    https://store.workshopsupply.com/catalogue/scroll-saw-stick-and-release-tape-12-20-p-4418.html

 

This is what I have seen on the Winfield site. I have not tried it. I might try it instead of the contact paper. I have decided never to use contact paper on a fretwork project in 1/8” plywood again!  I usually just use spray adhesive and stick directly to the wood, minrtal spirits to remove  

 

Edited July 26, 2025 by Roberta Moreton