How to Cut Precise Joints on the Tablesaw
And stay safe in the process
Synopsis: The tablesaw can do more than make rectangles. If you add a dado set and a few shopmade jigs and fixtures, it can become your favorite machine for cutting flawless joinery. And it offers an unmatched combination of accuracy, repeatability, speed, control, and endless jig potential. In his second article in a series, woodworking teachers Marc Adams shows how you can use jigs to cut grooves, dadoes, rabbets, tenons, and miters that fit perfectly every time.
In my previous article (FWW #233), I demonstrated how to get better ripcuts and crosscuts—and stay safe in the process. But the tablesaw can do more than make rectangles. If you add a dado set and a few shopmade jigs and fixtures, it can become your favorite machine for cutting flawless joinery, too. The tablesaw offers an unmatched combination of accuracy, repeatability, speed, control, and endless jig potential.
To produce joint-quality cuts, both…
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