PlywiseGuides
Practical guides to planning sheet goods projects, from writing the cut list to getting more parts from every sheet.
How to make a cut list for a woodworking project
A step-by-step guide to writing a cut list for plywood and sheet goods: measuring parts, recording grain and quantities, and turning it into a cutting plan.
What is saw blade kerf, and how do you account for it?
Saw kerf is the width of material a blade removes. Learn typical kerf sizes, how to measure yours, and why it changes how many parts fit on a sheet.
Plywood grain direction: when it matters for your cut list
How plywood grain direction affects appearance and strength, which parts need it, and how to lock grain in a cutting layout without wasting a sheet.
Plywood and MDF sheet sizes (imperial and metric)
Common plywood, MDF and Baltic birch sheet sizes and thicknesses in inches and millimetres, including actual versus nominal thickness.
How to reduce plywood waste: 8 practical tips
Practical ways to get more parts from every sheet of plywood or MDF: grain choices, kerf, offcuts, part sizes and using a cut list optimizer.
Make a cut list from a Fusion 360 model
Turn the bodies in an Autodesk Fusion design into a cut list and an optimized cutting plan by importing a BODY DIMENSIONS text export into Plywise.
Import a cut list from CSV or a spreadsheet
How to import parts and sheet stock into Plywise from a CSV file or a spreadsheet, including the column names it recognises.
Cut list software compared: web, desktop and CAD plugins
An overview of the kinds of cut list and sheet cutting optimizer software, what each is good at, and where Plywise fits.