Synopsis: Nothing controls large and small work on the tablesaw better than a good crosscut sled. With it, you’ll get furniture-quality crosscuts as well as clean, accurate dadoes, rabbets, bevels, and much more. Crosscut sleds are safer than miter gauges because the workpiece is carried and supported by a long fence, which also offers a solid perch for stop blocks. The cutoff piece is also controlled, pulled back toward you in a straight path, instead of being left next to the blade to possibly climb onto the back of it and kick back at you. Here’s a simple approach to building a crosscut sled that will give you years of accurate use.

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While your tablesaw’s miter gauge will work oK for cutting smaller workpieces to length, nothing controls large and small work better than a good crosscut sled. With it, you’ll get furniture-quality crosscuts as well as clean,…