Which Blade?

[BrianA]

I am stack cutting 2  3/8" soft maple. I've tried a #2 spiral and it just didn't seem to have the " strengthen" to do it. a #5 spiral made the kerf to big,  Even having trouble deciding on a straight blade.  The pattern is dense, but not that bad.

[FrankEV]

A regular #2 or #3 should work.  A skip tooth blade may work the best. 

Going slow and not pushing too hard is the way to go. 

I use spirals much of the time, but they do not work well for thick material. 

Edited October 16, 2024 by FrankEV

[BrianA]

Tried  a Polar 5 and 7 which seemed to work  Do they sound larger that what you would use?

[FrankEV]

33 minutes ago, BrianA said:

Tried  a Polar 5 and 7 which seemed to work  Do they sound larger that what you would use?

MUCH.

[barb.j.enders]

16 hours ago, BrianA said:

Tried  a Polar 5 and 7 which seemed to work  Do they sound larger that what you would use?

I would be using a #3 or #5.

[BrianA]

Thanks, I did have trouble maneuvering around with the #7 blade. Will try smaller.

Thanks