We are often asked, “Which Cricut Cutting Blade works the best with each thickness of Real Wood Paper?” Well, thank you so much for asking! We would love to answer your question! Keep scrolling for all the details.
Real Wood Paper Thickness Explained
All of our sheets begin as raw wood on one side, a layer of eco-friendly, biodegradable adhesive in the middle and then a backing of fleece, paper or another sheet of wood.
Fleece Backed (.010″ thick) Shop Here
is a very thin, sheer, flexible backing appropriate for dollhouse enthusiasts, candle wraps, lamp shades, envelope liners…anything where flexibility, luminosity and light-in-weight is a must. The backing material looks and feels similar to very thin vellum. It is also excellent for adhering to another material such as cardstock, wood, etc. (.010″ Thick = 10 PT/165 GSM)
Paper Backed (.016″ thick) Shop Here
is slightly thicker than the Fleece backing. The paper backing has a texture and is excellent for adhering to other backing materials such as cardstock, wood, etc. This thickness is frequently used as wedding invitations that are glued to a larger sheet of cardstock backing. It has great flexibility for printing, textured backing to ‘grab’ adhesive and creates a beautiful, sturdy invitation, announcement, etc. (.016″ Thick = 16 PT/265 GSM)
Wood Backed (.025″ thick) Shop Here
is very strong and sturdy yet still has the flexibility to run through laser printers using the straight feed feature. There is wood on both sides which is perfect for announcements, menus, invitations, programs and more. You get to see the beauty of the wood on both sides. (.025″ Thick = 25 PT/414 GSM)
Which Cricut Blade Do I Use?
For our Fleece Back and Paper Back sheets, we used the Premium Fine Point Blade. We just had to adjust the paper and pressure settings. For our Wood Back sheets, we used the Deep Point Blade.
Which Cricut Mat Do I Use?
Due to use, the mats get less sticky over time therefore we used painters tape on the edges of the Real Wood Paper to hold the sheets in place on the mat. Real Wood Paper is too beautiful to waste with mistakes! We want to be confident that our Real Wood Paper won’t slide during the cutting process. So in reality, we were less concerned with which specific mat to use (LightGrip, StandardGrip or StrongGrip) (StrongGrip is recommended) and just made sure the Real Wood Paper sheet wouldn’t move by using painters tape around the edges.
Project Details
We used the Cricut Maker and the starting project that’s included in the box because we know you’ve all completed that project and are familiar creating it with regular cardstock that Cricut provided. It’s also an excellent project to show that you can not only cut but also write on our Real Wood Paper.
To make this start project and any future projects, use the settings below for cutting Real Wood Paper sheets on your Cricut Maker machine.
Cricut Settings to Cut Real Wood Paper:
Real Wood Paper Thickness: Fleece .010″ Thick
Cricut Blade: Premium Fine Point
Cardstock Setting: Medium Cardstock – 80#
Pressure Setting: Default
Real Wood Paper Thickness: Paper .016″ Thick
Cricut Blade: Premium Fine Point
Cardstock Setting: Poster Board
Pressure Setting: More Pressure
Real Wood Paper Thickness: Wood .025″ Thick
Cricut Blade: Deep Point
Cardstock Setting: Natural Wood Veneer
Pressure Setting: Default
PRO TIP: Make sure your blades are new/sharp. Wood is hard on blades. For best results use new blades.
*Maple sheets were used for this project.
If you have any questions or would like to share your projects with us, please Contact Us! We’d love to see your creations and possibly add them to our Client Showcase.
