# Wood size question **URL:** \ **Category:** No Judgement\ **Created:** [December 5, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362 "2017-12-05T14:27:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sarah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sarah](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Sarah)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/1 "2017-12-05T14:27:52Z")
Can a 24x24 butcher block maple wood be cut in Maslow or does it need to be plywood? ![Screenshot_20171205-092409](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/a/a50926ae8e40e22ef90d8e385aaed53172037b6c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Onelonedork](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/onelonedork/32/1358_2.png) [@Onelonedork](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Onelonedork)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/2 "2017-12-05T15:39:15Z")
Depth is about the only limit (bit length and z depth) but you’ll need something under the sled if you get close to the edge. ---
**Author:** ![Bee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bee/32/2160_2.png) [@Bee](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Bee)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/3 "2017-12-05T18:41:09Z")
I’ve not seen it done on a Maslow. But you could use a frame of reference, for instance drill 2 holes in opposing corners and use dowel pins to hold the work to a waste board. This would allow you to do a path. Then flip the work on the pins to work form the opposite side. This would be for a symmetrical design or a mirror path using the same starting point. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/4 "2017-12-05T19:56:03Z")
> [@Sarah](#): > > be cut in Maslow The thickens is somehow missing, but generally I would dare to cut it. Limiting factors are Length of your Bit, Range of you Z-Movement. Crucial Factors are how deep you go in per path, at what feed rate and the bit and RPM. ---
**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/5 "2017-12-05T20:24:56Z")
People have asked about cutting chunks of logs here as well The key thing is that the sled rides on the material being cut. If you have a bunch of these, you can put ‘extra’ ones beside the one you are cutting on, so the sled is fully supported in all directions as you get close to the edge If you don’t have extras, you can make similar supports with any wood. ---
**Author:** ![Onelonedork](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/onelonedork/32/1358_2.png) [@Onelonedork](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Onelonedork)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/6 "2017-12-05T20:37:16Z")
Just drill small pilot holes and attach with screws. ---
**Author:** ![Bee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bee/32/2160_2.png) [@Bee](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Bee)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/7 "2017-12-05T21:36:51Z")
@Sarah I see you just joined, welcome to our group! Do you have a Maslow? What area are you located? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/8 "2017-12-06T17:30:59Z")
I’ve cut bits of scrap I had laying around which were smaller than that using maslow, the key as people have said is that there be a buffer area around what you are cutting. If you are planning to cut around the edges of the board (to make the shape of a state for example), and you are planning to do a lot of them, I would recommend cutting a plywood template which you can clamp to the surface of the board and follow with a router bushing. The setup time is going to be quicker that way and you can probably knock out 10 or 15 in an hour that way. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sarah](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Sarah)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wood-size-question/1362/9 "2017-12-06T19:06:59Z")
Thanks, yes my husband has a Maslow, we are located in Boca Raton, FL.