The Woodhaven Deluxe is sold through mail-order companies as simply a “deluxe miter gauge.” I tested it with its optional fence and stop, sold as a package by Woodhaven. Accurate out of the box, the Woodhaven has a 24-in.-long sliding aluminum fence extrusion attached to the head via T-slots, allowing it to slide close to the blade. The L-shaped flip stop has a micro-adjuster, which was solid with no play. The steel guide bar supplied has four adjustable graphite plugs; they wore faster than other adjusters, but readjustment took less than a minute.
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