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No, it is not...it causes "tear out" or splintering. There are, however, numerous methods for avoiding this problem, or at least keeping tear out to a minimum. One can score the plywood first by setting the height of the blade just deep enough to score the top veneer, then recut all the way through. One can use a backer-board and set the saw blade deep enough to cut into said backer-board. One can also use tape. It works similarly to the above-mentioned backer-board to prevent tear out. Of course, there are others, but these three just came to mind. In fact, I used the backer-board method several times just today (I am a carpenter :).

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15y ago

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