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pageflight@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 4 months ago

How do you start your cut square? Bench hook worked well with no miter box.

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How do you start your cut square? Bench hook worked well with no miter box.

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pageflight@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 4 months ago
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    4 months ago

    I do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7J6WpwQ5Rs

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      Thanks! Tried that approach and it came out great. I was able to follow the line all the way down without wandering.

      saw in board

      Not quite table-saw perfect, but for the 2nd try pretty good.

      cut with square

      It makes geometric sense, but from the video I didn’t realize you can also kinda steer the heel of the saw as you angle down, in a way you can’t adjust your angle cutting straight across.

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    See those yellow-plastic roofer’s squares? the triangular ones?

    https://www.stanleytools.com/products/hand-tools/measure-and-layout-tools/squares

    Those things.

    They line-up cuts beautifully.

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    PS: I was unable to post my comment when I selected it was in English.

    Somebody’s got the server, or this community, mis-configured.

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      4 months ago

      I do have one of those! It works great with my rip saw, but I didn’t see a way to use it with my back saw because of the back, whereas the bench hook fits under there more easily. Maybe I’m just overlooking the way to set it up.

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