🔪 Freud Double Flute Straight Cutter 04 100: Precision and Performance in Cutting Review

This cutter is ideal for engraving. I've used it on several types of wood and it does a decent job. My only complaint is that with hardwood you have to work very slowly to avoid chipping the sides or small burrs in the channels. Anyway, this is one of my new favorite tools.

Requires approximately 15 feet of grooves 1/8" wide and 1/4" deep. Ordered a 1/8" bit set and it broke about 6" on my first cut. I ordered several of these thinking I might need more than one to get the job done and I only needed one. One Bit did all the work and is still in great shape. Very impressed with the quality.

This attachment makes a great hard clean cut. I'm currently using it to cut channels to hold the plexiglass for a series of wooden cabinet panels. I bought a cheaper mixed kit to see what tips I can really use. The cuts from them were rough at best but allowed me to see which ones to buy. As such, using this bit felt comparatively like a hot knife through butter.

I am a mid-range carpenter and have resorted to cheaper straight bits in the past only to be disappointed with poor quality and products that don't last very long. This is my third Freud tip and I find the quality far superior to any other tip I've had. This nozzle is easy to cut, no more tearing or burning the edges. I am proud to say that I will be a Freud customer for life and will always look for Freud bits as my first choice only if they don't have a product for my application.

As at least one other review states, this thing will try to kill you instantly. lair.Me: I will be very careful removing this thing as I already know someone else bled to death before me. Bit: You won't be careful and I'll bleed you dry in the first 15 seconds. A bloody tissue later, I took this thing out of its case. The next day I used it to cut a few grooves in 1/2 birch plywood and it went through with no problems, no cracks or tears. Before that I always bought Bosch and I think I can…