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Default The quest for a perfect miter joint

On Fri, 02 May 2008 13:37:23 -0500, Swingman wrote:


Consider making a "miter sled" like the one on the Jig and Fixtures page
of my website.

Big plus is the _exact_ "45 degree" angle basically becomes a moot point
(particularly with the usual widths of picture frame miters) because the
order of cut, using an established 90 degree corner to build the sled,
insures complementary angles, and the jig allows you to use a stop block
to insure the sides are all cut the same length.

These two concepts combined make miter cutting a much easier task, with
little or no tweaking.



Soo... how come the 'point' of the ply triangle hasn't got a blade kerf
cut into it? Never been used, or does it just not show up in the pictures?

Or am I missing something about how it should be used?