john moorhead wrote:

I could set up the table saw to crosscut the miter using the miter guage,
but I still have the same concerns.... I've done it, but it just didn't
*feel* safe, so I stopped.

Like Swingman said, miter sled. For that kind of work, you'll want one of
the versions with the triangle pointing toward the back of the table.

They work great. Even with my horrible POS table saw I can get miters that
band clamp together with no stray points sticking out, and no distressingly
large gaps. Some minute gaps still, but the table saw is a boat anchor,
and this is as high as the bar goes.

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