"Silvan" writes:

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.

You betcha.

You can cheat to make one.

Cut a corner from a sheet of 3/4" plywood, say 18" on each side and mount on
a sled base.

Check out Fred Bingham's book, "Practical Yacht Joinery", from the library,
for details.

HTH


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Lew

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