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How to Account for Saw Kerf
Guide-path page explaining blade kerf, finished sizes, and why exact-fit cut lists fail.
How to Account for Saw Kerf
Kerf is the material removed by the saw blade. Include blade width between adjacent finished parts or exact-fit layouts can fail.
- A 1/8 in kerf between two pieces consumes 0.125 in of stock.
- Two 24 in panels need more than 48 in when a center cut removes material.
- StockCut treats 2D kerf as spacing between rectangular parts and 1D kerf as loss between consecutive cuts.
Small interactive example
Use the kerf calculator below to test the guide's exact-fit example before switching to a full layout optimizer.
Saw Kerf Calculator
Required raw stock: 48.125 in
Kerf loss: 0.125 in
This does not fit once kerf is included.
Example: two 24 in panels from a 48 in sheet require 48 in plus one blade kerf. With a 1/8 in blade, that is 48 1/8 in, so it does not fit.
Use the live StockCut tools to test the same assumptions with your own dimensions, unit system, stock size, strategy, and kerf.
Workshop planning notes
Tools commonly used with a cut list
Review your blade kerf, clamps, measuring setup, stock support, and protective equipment before cutting. This informational block is intentionally separate from the input table, Optimize button, layout viewer, and export controls.
What StockCut does
It creates practical rectangular sheet and straight-stock layouts with kerf, labels, waste, offcuts, cut sequence tables, and print-friendly output.
What it does not do
No accounts, cloud save, CNC, DXF, G-code, angle cutting, circular parts, triangle parts, polygon nesting, enterprise inventory, or AI cabinet design.
Privacy model
Cut lists are processed in the browser. Autosave uses localStorage. The tool does not upload or cloud-save your project data.