Every Way to Cut Cheap Wood (39 Methods)

hey everybody this is Louis weisz maker and youtuber and this is almost every way to cut a 2x4 despite the name 2x4 a 2x4 is actually one and a half inches by three and a half inches we're gonna take these two by fours and cut them across the grain in as many ways as possible so you can see the process and the end results to start off let's do one that requires no tools at all the caveman method definitely the brawn over brains solution this actually worked better than some of the other stuff we tried no fine woodworking Awards but technically effective and truthfully a lot of fun hey there we go the okay okay so maybe the caveman's not for you a person and a curb are actually all you need to cut a 2x4 set up your wood and hop on top to give it a snap easy peasy lumber squeezy the car that's right today we find out if your whip is secretly the 2x4 cutting machine you've always dreamt of the answer may be it would be with a bigger curb but in these conditions no way miter saw yeah it's time for a proper tool miter saws are frequently used for cutting long relatively thin stock so using it to cut a 2x4 is a match made in heaven this one in particular has a nice long bed making it easy to support the wood while cutting looking at the cut we can see it's nice and straight with very little splintering and a pretty smooth finish the miter saw is an easy reliable way to cut a 2x4 table saw the table saw is one of the most versatile tools in any woodshop but it can also be one of the most dangerous even using a saw stop like this one it's important to use a guide or a jig when cross cutting like this with proper usage though we get this really nice clean cut very straight very little splintering and a nice smooth finish panel saw it's a big-ass saw for cutting big-ass wood it's uniquely suited for plywood sheets but it also cuts two by fours like butter a great choice band saw one of my favorite tools in the shop band saws are a good way to make simple cuts in a variety of materials for a basic crosscut though it's not necessarily the best choice since with a band saw you trade off speed for maneuverability meaning you could cut a curve if necessary it's not a perfect way to cut a 2x4 but the results are really good clean cut no splinters definitely a reliable choice scroll saw I would sooner lick the shop floor than use one of these saws it's not that they're bad they do serve a purpose to cut fine curves in wood I just find them unpleasant because they're slow and jittery unlike a bandsaw which is fast and cuts curves just fine for me with the thick enough blade you can cut a 2x4 but like at that point just go use a bandsaw drill press drills remove material saws remove material maybe a drill is a way to cut a 2x4 it's a little easier to use a drill press versus a hand drill but basically just toss in a fifth pin line up your wood and start drilling holes in a line it's a little tricky but definitely doable still not a great idea obviously you get these big semicircular divots and I still wound up with splinters on mine overall not a great way to cut a two-by-four lathe this is a lathe the lathe is a magnificent tool used to turn glorious objects out of wood using it to cut a two-by-four is a process that the French would refer to as debil which roughly translates to stupid shout-out to my dad for cutting this one turning something so oblong is not easy stuff next let's try a jigsaw I did a terrible job of showing it so here's a picture the jigsaw is a great way to cut material if you need maneuverability like a bandsaw but with the advantage of being portable not quite as easy to use but definitely a fair trade-off the cut is clean and if I were more carefully to be straight to overall not a bad way to cut a 2x4 circular saw basically just a handheld miter saw the circular saw is beloved by construction workers and handy dads it's quick it's simple and it does a great job a classic way to cut a 2x4 sawzall it's definitely got that name for a reason I had never used one before but it is a thrill it's usually used for demolition and it's definitely the sort of tool that had turned your hand into spaghetti if misused but it makes a great cut nonetheless chainsaw it's a chainsaw mostly for cutting trees it's not the cleanest cut but it totally works on lumber handsaw oh yeah we're going old-school before young whippersnappers like me had these newfangled electrically powered tools your grandpa was cutting wood with one of these bad boys it's been a while since I've used one but it's definitely not a bad option I remember learning on one of these as a kid well before my dad let me touch the power tools it's nothing fancy but it's perfect for the Amish and for when you run out of batteries coping saw do you enjoy cutting jigsaw puzzles by hand if so allow me to introduce the coping saw this immeasurably flimsy blade allows for tight turns and would but snaps at the slightest twist jokes aside well not really intended for two-by-fours this coping saw actually did a great job recommended dozous keep whole song basically the same tool as a handsaw and just about as effective apparently these cut on the pole stroke rather than when you push supposedly giving you a straighter more accurate cut than a typical saw but honestly they look about the same to me hacksaw hack saws have finer teeth and so they're generally used for metal but like it's still a saw it cuts wood just fine wire saw possibly the cheapest saw I've ever used at only 5 bucks from Amazon this thing actually cuts really well they're made for wilderness survival and it definitely has a bit of a Bear Grylls vibe which like not my bag but hey you do you it's a crappy cut but it's definitely effective also in the survival category we have the leather man saw it's just like a big saw but tiny so cute cuteness aside it's surprisingly functional for camping or for when you're too lazy to get out a real saw steak knife I mean it kinda looks like a saw surely with enough dedication we can cut a two-by-four with a steak knife right well not exactly great initial progress is soon thwarted by the knife's blade being thicker than its teeth causing it to get stuck if we can't move it we can't keep cutting so unfortunately this one's a bust Olfa cutter I'm sure these have a generic name but alphas are the best great for cardboard balsa or other thin materials can this razor cut a 2x4 unfortunately no for the same reason as the steak knife it gets stuck as soon as you make progress major bummer bolt cutters can they cut a 2x4 another case of better than I expected but ultimately no next hammer obviously we're gonna have to use the pointy end here not the best method but strangely cathartic you know what if you really want to do it this way be my guest hatchet great for splitting wood I thought using one of these was a cleaver idea I was surprised to find that it actually does a terrible job hatchets don't remove material like a saw so cross cutting with one is quite a chore while it technically works I really wouldn't recommend it the file usually used for finishing work a file is basically like reusable sandpaper I used some that we're flat and some that were round but all were a terrible choice it took me nearly an hour and a half to file through this so while yes you can do it why would you okay sir form rasp basically just a variation on the file this takes about half as long and it's about twice as fun not recommended laser forget CAD designs instead use this cutting-edge machine to do the task of a handsaw normally used for cutting intricate patterns in thin wood by drawing a super boring 4-inch line and your vector software and repeatedly blasting away you too can cut wood like a five-year-old Jedi with a laser sword chop saw hardly a saw this thing is pretty much just one big abrasive wheel it cuts metal like butter and apparently it also works on wood it's not really meant for wood though so definitely use something else if you have the option angle grinder usually used for grinding angles toss a cut-off disc in this mean machine and it becomes a mini chop saw again cutting wood really isn't what it's for but it works just fine in a pinch dremel tool rarely the best option but always a good one the dremel tool is an essential part of the hip young maker starter pack I thought for sure with the carbide blade I'd be able to cut through but it just didn't the blades just aren't big enough to cut all the way through shockingly not a way to cut it two by four multi-tool this is a multi-tool it sounds like a barber razor and it cuts like it too this blade is called a plunge blade and it's used to cut things flush to the ground when remodeling homes not the best choice but not bad turbo plane turbo being the key word here it looks like an angle grinder but it's for wood and this thing is a beast the disc is solid metal so you can really feel the gyroscopic forces whenever you turn it great for shaping wood but terrible for cutting it is a horrible way to cut a 2x4 but who cares this thing is a blast belt sander using a belt sander to cut wood is like trying to eat soup with a fork sure you can maybe do it but why would you also rip my lungs even with a mask on dust manages to available anyway dumb as it may be it does indeed work it's just the worst fire burning removes material right so maybe if I burn in a specific spot I can just cut wood that way I really expected this to work way better than it did the problem is that as you burn wood carbon builds up on the surface and protects the wood beneath it I did scrape it away as it built up but it still took almost 30 minutes in the end I think it's fair to say that I was the one who got burned resistance burning here we're trying to burn through wood using high-voltage electricity this baking soda and water mixture helps make the wood conductive usually this is just used to make cool patterns in the surface of the wood but here we're trying to use it to burn all the way through in theory it should work in practice it just takes way too long to be realistic I really wanted this one to work and it technically does it's just too slow to be practical beavers we've all seen beavers chew through trees before of course they can chew through a 2x4 to try this one at home pretty much just find a good Beaver spot once you do just toss your lumber out there and now it's a waiting game I think I actually waited too long because when I came back it was gone looks like the beavers were extra hungry a few ideas I couldn't try myself but I found a couple of them online this first guy managed to cut through a 2x4 with a couple mags of 9mm rounds and this other guy used a high-strength industrial pressure washer I linked their full videos down below if you've got ideas for ways that we didn't think of go ahead and leave those down below. 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Channel: Louis Weisz

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Length: 12min 41sec (761 seconds)

Published: Wed May 08 2019