eLetter: Make a simple, sturdy crosscut sled

The latest news from FineWoodworking.com - April 2nd, 2022 [View in Browser]( [Fine Woodworking Logo]( [Subscribe]( Hello, {EMAIL}! [Make a Simple, Sturdy Crosscut Sled]( I have a confession to make. I don't use a crosscut sled. About four years ago, Mike Pekovich upgraded his tablesaw and sold me his old Unisaw for a nice price. When I went to pick it up, he loaded a pile of sleds into the truck as well. [If you know Mike's techniques]( you know that he utilizes a lot of sleds. Well, none of those old sleds would work on his new saw, so he decided they should just move on with the old saw. This was a blessing and curse. Sure, I had six or eight sleds to go with my saw, but for some reason, it felt like I couldn't use them. Sleds are user made, formed and nurtured by you and for you—like a lightsaber. You wouldn't trust someone else's lightsaber, would you? I'm not going to trust someone else's tablesaw sled. Some may gasp, but I disassembled the sleds. I knew I would never use them, and they were taking up too much precious space in my shop. The MDF and plywood have been turned into other jigs. A couple of the hardwood fences have become ukulele necks. Really. Mike uses nice stock for his fences. For the past four years I have been making do with my miter gauge and one of Mike's old sleds. I don't like using that sled and I need to remake it. [Marc Adams' crosscut article]( (and the [accompanying video]( will likely guide the way. His sled values both accuracy and safety, and of course, his techniques are foolproof. The force is strong with him. —Ben Strano [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [STL262: The old tool trinity]( Vic, Mike, and Ben discuss old machines, professional woodworking, milling, and accuracy. [Watch Now]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [STL262: The old tool trinity]( [Using guidelines to draw In SketchUp]( Follow drawing guidelines easily with the Tape Measure and Protractor tools. [Watch Now]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Using guidelines to draw In SketchUp]( [Make your workbench your own]( There's no one workbench design that fits all woodworkers. You have to tailor yours to meet your own needs. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Make your workbench your own]( [Q&A: Cracking crotch veneers]( Try out this solution for any issues with stubborn veneers. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Q&A: Cracking crotch veneers]( [Workshop tip: Acrylic spacer blocks to set joinery machines]( These acrylic blocks help center biscuits and Dominoes in common wood thicknesses. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Workshop tip: Acrylic spacer blocks to set joinery machines]( [Oneida Air Systems Introduces New Dust Deputy 2.5 Cyclone]( Larger cyclone maximizes suction power of today’s wet/dry vacs. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Oneida Air Systems Introduces New Dust Deputy 2.5 Cyclone]( [Boxes - Spring 2022]( Whether you are just embarking on your woodworking journey or have been making furniture for so many years that your house won’t hold even one more chair, a wooden box is the perfect project. [Shop]( [Fine Woodworking Magazine Slipcase]( Store your treasured copies of Fine Woodworking in slipcases for easy reference again and again! Bound in dark blue and embossed in gold, each case holds more than a year's worth of Fine Woodworking. [Shop]( [Fine Woodworking]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [BECOME A MEMBER]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [youtube]( [TAUNTON STORE]( | [ABOUT]( | [CUSTOMER SERVICE]( | [CONTACT]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( [COPYRIGHT]( | [TERMS OF USE]( | [ACCESSIBILITY]( | [CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS]( 63 South Main Street | Newtown, CT 06470 You received this message because you are a Taunton customer or have registered at Taunton.com. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. [Click here]( to unsubscribe or to update your email preferences.