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Table Saw Sleds
…to make a high-quality crosscut I turn to a table saw sled. T-TRACK. In our shop here at Woodsmith, we’ve accumulated several shop-made sleds over the years, and we get … 12 Making a Stable SLED Both table saw sleds follow a similar procedure, but we’ll be looking at the more complex panel sled first. The action on the panel sled takes place on…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 278
April 2025
10 Best Table Saw Accessories
…TABLE SAW ACCESSORIES With this lineup, you can’t go wrong. These easy-to-build, shop-made accessories allow you to do more with your table saw — and do it better. T he table saw…without the score marks or steps left by a dado blade. 1 a. DEDICATED MITER SLED To a seasoned woodworker, no joint makes a better impression than a clean, tight-…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 149
October 2003
Table Saw Miter Sleds
… table saw Miter Sleds After trying one of these miter sleds, the miter gauge that came with your table saw may end up just gathering dust. Open any woodworking catalog and … your table saw — as well as your woodworking. One of these accessories is a miter sled. A miter sled is kind of a cross between a miter gauge and a sliding cutoff table. It …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 160
August 2005
Table Saw Storage Cart
…table saw Storage Cart A storage cart that tucks away under the extension wing of a table saw isn’t exactly a new idea. But this one adds a unique twist. It seems like whenever …with low-profile, self-closing hinges Plans for building the sleds are available at Woodsmith.com { Sleds for crosscuts and miters make cutting boards and small panels to…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 233
October 2017
Table Saw Sleds
… sa he table t essential upgrades Table Saw Sleds A critical part of every project is making clean, square crosscuts. This leads to … Woodsmith / No. 227 Special-Purpose Sleds: DADO & MITER SLEDS After working with a crosscut sled for a while, I started thinking of other table saw tasks that could be improved with a sled to guide the workpiece.…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 227
October 2016
Plywood on the Table Saw
… table saw techniques for Cutting plywood by yourself can be tricky. But with a little planning and the right techniques, you can do it safely with great results. the table saw,… narrower pieces, I’ll use an auxiliary fence on the miter gauge or a crosscut sled (right photo below). This helps avoid binding and possible kickback. Cutting plywood by…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 170
April 2007
Precision Table Saw Crosscuts
… grain, crosscuts are perpendicular. But like ripping, it’s tough to beat the table saw for doing it right. There are different considerations for crosscutting than ripping.… stop block makes it easy to repeat cuts accurately. Woodsmith No. 210 CROSSCUT SLED 3 NOTE: Sled base is made from !/2" plywood. Rails are 1!/2"-thick hardwood 4 24 Adhesive…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 210
December 2013
Top 10 Table Saw Upgrades
…sled to your miter gauge with a couple of screws. Then you can trim off the end. 7 Cut-Off Sled 8 L-Shaped Stop Block Rip Fence Cutting small parts to length on the table saw… on the outfeed support should line up with those on your saw. Surface is flush with table saw Folding shelf brackets Wood mounting blocks Bolts, washers, and nuts used…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 164
April 2006
Table Saw Checkup
…table saw is one of the biggest workhorses in most shops, if not the biggest. When it comes to ripping, few tools even compare. For crosscutting, a miter gauge or table saw sled provides better precision than many miter saws. As for joinery, there are few projects that I don’t end up making a dado or groove at the table saw at …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 266
April 2023
Plywood on the Table Saw
…table saw is the place to get this done. W edge running along the extension wing of the saw allows an accurate crosscut on a wide panel. Shop Tip: Hold-Down { A large, sturdy sled…fence and push the sled through the blade. Woodsmith.com Woodsmith A simple hold-down will help control large panels of plywood on the table saw. Just clamp a long …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 194
April 2011
New Table Saw & Router Tools
… it excels at crosscutting wide boards that might otherwise be reserved for cutting on a sled. Additionally, the gauge runs smooth, and the bar stays tight An adjustable flop-… right photo). This is a colored, transparent sticker that goes over the ruler on your table saw. The colors on the index coordinate with the colors on the front and back…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 267
June 2023
Drop-Leaf Coffee Table
…use a tenoning jig if you have one. I like to lay the pieces down on the table saw and push them over a dado blade, using the rip fence as a stop (Fig. 3). Note …a crosscutting sled. ROUND CORNERS. Before making the drop-leaf joint, the outside corners of the leaves need to be rounded, as shown in Fig. 8. I cut each 1" radius with a band saw and …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 135
June 2001
Veneered Accent Table
… the corners by supporting the legs in a sled with a V-shaped groove. Woodsmith Leg Tapers. You can use a two-position jig on the table saw to cut consistent tapers on all four …. I cut the tapers on the table saw with the help of a tapering jig, as Shop Tip: Notch Sled NOTE: V- groove oriented at 45° to faces NOTE: Sled can be made from "two-…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 188
April 2010
Coffee Table
…lower left drawing). To make this cut, I used a table saw taper sled. You can see how to build it in …sled Rip fence How-To: Shape the Legs E Drill overlapping holes a. 1 F !!/16 Roundover bit E a. !/2 2 TOP VIEW Taper waste #/8" Forstner bit END SECTION VIEW a. END VIEW !/4 !/4 b. END VIEW !/8 !/8 Tapers. A basic table saw taper sled…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 209
October 2013
4-Square Coffee Table
…table saw blade to 45° and making the cuts (Figure 1 on the opposite page). A few years ago, I learned a great trick for getting perfect miters and bevels on the table saw…1 Wedge Wedge a. NOTE: See Shop Notebook, page 29, for information about making tapering sled 1 NOTE: Opposing wedges hold brackets tight while glue dries Wedges. Cutting …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 215
October 2014
Sofa Table
… enough, but to make the pins I used a sled. The details for it are in Shop Notes … VIEW !%/16 !/2 E E D #/4 Aux. fence D E Cut Slots. Use a tall auxiliary fence on the table saw to support the stretcher sections as you cut …table saw, I did the work at the bench. The easiest way to cut the top to its final length is with a circular saw…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 234
December 2017
Rustic Dining Table & Bench
…. a. E ANGLED SLED 1 Sliding fence support E END VIEW !/2 #/4 1!/4 b. #/4" dado blade E #/8 END VIEW ANGLED SLED. For cutting joinery on the ends of angled parts, the table saw is … took a different approach than the table top — instead of using a router to make the tongues on the ends, I used a sled on my table saw paired with a dado blade. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 248
April 2020
Tips & Techniques
… a solution using my table saw and a sharp saw blade. I rip the mating edges of the boards at the same time using the table saw, see Fig. 1, This way, if the saw blade is not … dimensions ensure that most of the sled's weight remains securely on the saw table. The 4V2"-wide fence is cut to the same length as the sled. 1 cut the fence wide enough…Read More
