In article Feg6j.73$sf.36@trndny04, Nova wrote:

I think it could also be a matter of where the clamp sits on the stock
in relation to the centerline of the piece. Once the first taper is cut
and flipped over the clamp may be causing the stock to rotate slightly.

If he rotates the leg to put the first taper *down*, instead of up, before
making the second cut, that certainly could contribute to the problem (or
even be the sole cause). If the second cut is made with the first taper up,
that shouldn't be an issue.

Or is the OP cutting tapers on all four sides? That wasn't clear to me from
the initial post. If that's the case, then clearly it's not possible to avoid
making two of the cuts with an already-tapered side down -- and the last one
will have an already-tapered side against the fence, too. Positioning of the
clamp(s) over the untapered part of the leg is critical in that case.

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