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Doug White Doug White is offline
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Default How do I cut the ends on these fence rails?

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Won't fit. *No riser attachment :-(


Uhhh...you aren't standing the things on end, you know *

Surely, your saw is big enough so you can lay a 4x4 rail flat on the
tabl

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and shove it into the blade at an angle. *You know, taper. *Or use a
hatchet.


The cuts are not made on a flat face. They are made across 2 faces.
And so they don't fit under it since it must ride in on the V part of
the timber. When it is stood on that edge, the height is right at 6"
or more, remember I said they are not perfectly flat square stock. A
hatchet works ok when making one end, but making 2 parallel ends is
more challenging!


Temporarily nail a plank to the bottom to serve as a reference. Then cut
them on a bandsaw with the plank resting flat on the table. It may be
easier to cut both ends fresh using the plan than to try to nail a plank
square with an existing end.

Doug White