A Table Saw Trick So Crazy, It's Genius!

Been a cabinetmaker/woodworker for 30 years and I wish I had seen this a long time ago. This a great new "tool to have in my toolbox"

Great tip, I am a cabinetmaker and I enjoy figuring out clever ways of solving the puzzles that woodworking presents. One suggestion for increased accuracy: when measuring from the saw blade to the edge of the table to check if they are parallel, take a magic marker and mark a tooth on the blade then measure from the marked tooth to the edge then rotate the blade so that you can measure from the same tooth for your second measurement. The saw blade may be warped just slightly and measuring from the same tooth both times eliminates that issue. Keep the great tips coming!

I have been making things out of wood for 60 years. I have never seen this before. What I like best about it is that it appears to be very safe as well as accurate. Well done.

Great tip for newbies, I learned how to that about 20 years ago. Love seeing it done so flawlessly.

Now that I have seen this video I remember doing the same thing at some time in the past. I think I may have used it to cut a diagonal edge. Excellent tip. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.

Great tip and I'll keep it in mind that next time I'm faced with that issue. Another tip if one wanted to increase the accuaracy when measuring from the table edge to the saw blade, simply place a long straight edge (12" to 15") against two of the saw teeth to widen the area of the measurement when checking for parallelism.

What a great trick! I wish I had found this a few weeks ago! Working on building my first cabinet out of plywood using my jobsite table saw and had a few cuts I had to make with a circular saw + guide that inevitably came out less-than-square which just compounded after I kept cutting from it. I've got a lot of cleanup to do. Thanks for the tip!

A brilliant demonstration of using the “Scientific Method!” Impeccable logic … flawlessly executed! Bravo!

Bro, that was a great and simple trick! Well done!

Thanks Jody, I have watched this video several times in the past and I now find myself in need of putting it into action. I actually lost sleep last night trying figure out how I was going to make this happen. This morning as I was in the shop still being frustrated , this video popped into my head, thus I had to come in to give it another view. Keep up the good work, we appreciate it!

Honestly I love the way your brain works. Whenever I want to do something in a diff way than normal but still very efficient I always come to your channel first. This is Brilliant ! going to be using it today. thanks Jodie

Dude, that actually is a great method! I never would have thought of that. This is the first time I have come across your channel. Good job!

Thanks! As usual, excellent advice. The same scheme works for making rip cuts on a radial arm saw.

Great demo, I've done this for the very same reasons you explained and it works awesome. Thanks for the demo.

Brilliant! Not ‘click bait’ but worthwhile information and a reminder to us all “Where there is a will there is a way”, “Never give up, never surrender.”😊 Thank you and keep them coming.

You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice youtube.com/post/UgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lE… I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.

Nice tip! Thanks for that. I retired my table saw for any full/half sheet cuts. I got that Kreg rip cut and with my Skil magnesium worm drive and a sheet of rigid foam insulation under it, it’s so much easier.

Hi Jodee, I used this method this morning to cut the sides of a set of cabinets to their final size. I have an old 119 series Craftsman table saw that has a limited fence width, however, this method worked GREAT! I receive a lot of value from your videos. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to produce these awesome resources!

Insanely useful tip! Would’ve never thought of this one. I’m always amazed at the tips you come up with and share. Definitely keeping this one in my back pocket

Years ago, my father used the same procedure at his home shop, with cutting down large sheets of plastic. My brothers and I would often help him with this as his home table saw's table was smaller. (When he couldn't do it at the shop where he worked.) It is great to see this method passed on. Great video.