How to Make a Shallow Cut in a Wooden Wall

When you make a shallow cut in a wooden wall, the cut won't penetrate through to the other side. A shallow cut can be any depth as long as it does not reach the opposite side of the material. You may need to make a shallow cut in a wooden wall when laying insets for decorative purposes, intertwining wood beams or posts or removing rotted material. You can make a shallow cut with a circular saw featuring an adjustable cutting table.

Circular saw
Tape measure
Safety glasses

Instructions

- 1
  Determine the depth of the shallow cut that you'll place in the wooden wall.
- 2
  Release the lever that secures the circular saw table in order to adjust the cutting depth. Slide the table down while watching the measurement etching on the depth slide.
- 3
  Lock the saw's slide lever when the cutting table is at the correct depth. Place the end of a tape measure on the bottom of the table next to the saw's cutting blade. Read the tape measure to confirm the blade depth.
- 4
  Rest the saw's table on the wall with the blade slightly raised above the surface. Squeeze the saw's power trigger and gently lower the rotating blade into the wall.
- 5
  Slide the circular saw forward when the cutting table is flush against the wooden wall. Hold the circular saw with both hands while making shallow cuts into the wall.

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