Shop Tips
Quick Tapers on the Table Saw
Oct 25, 2005
Here’s a quick and foolproof way to cut tapers. First draw the desired cut line on the workpiece in pencil. Set the saw fence to a width slightly greater than the workpiece, and cut a scrap of hardboard to this width. Using either double-faced tape or tacks, affix the hardboard to the workpiece, carefully aligning the edge of the hardboard to the pencil line. Run this assembly through the saw without resetting the fence.
The saw will cut a precise taper, right to the line.
Leigh Jerrard, Los Angeles, Calif.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, February 1997 No. 122
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