How Do You Cut Circles With A Band Saw?
A band saw is a power tool designed to cut wood with a long, ribbon-shaped blade that is most ideally suited for cutting straight lines. While a band saw is not the most intuitive choice for cutting circles, with a little ingenuity in how you design your cuts, you can create both positive and negative circles in wood. Trace the circle you want in pencil on the wood, circumscribed inside a square. This means that the circle will be contained inside a square that’s just large enough to hold it with the outside of the circle touching the outer edge of the square at four points (one on each side). Cut out the square on the band saw. Remove the corners around the circle. Use a straight edge to trace four cutting lines that will remove the corners but only touch the edge of the circle. This will leave an octagonal shape. Continue cutting away the wood around the circle shape in straight lines. You will be creating polygons with more and more edges until the edges no longer appear to be strai
