Think about putting leveling feet on the legs, and then precision in
cutting the legs off is moot. Cut off to the same length as close as
you can, attach the leveling feet, then adjust to height AND levelness
to match your counter

John


On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 14:40:02 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Dick Pewthers" wrote in message
...
I recently completed a free-standing cabinet/sideboard that will sit next
to the kitchen cooktop. Its top must be the exact same height. I have
ordered a granite top for the cabinet (which cost more than my house) and
now realize the cabinet will be too tall (by about an inch). I have been
agonizing how to cut-off the legs so that they are (a) square and
perpendicular and (b) exactly the same length so the cabinet will not
wobble. The cabinet is too big and too heavy for the Unisaw so my guess is
I will have to resort to using a hand saw with some sort of fence to keep
the saw perfectly square and perpendicular. So, I turn to the learned and
wise woodworkers of this newsgroup for guidance and inspiration.

Thanks in advance.

Dick Pewthers
Austin, TX

You can use a circular saw or a hand saw. The trick is getting them all them
same length. Instead of relying on a mark, use a guide of some sort. Lay
the cabinet on its side and mark where you want to make the cut. Now take a
board and put in on the leg so it hits the underside of the cabinet top.
Put the saw blade in place to the cut mark and now mark the board at the
edge of the saw. Cut the board to that length and make the cut. Use the
board as your guide to make the other three cuts.

Repeatability is more important than accuracy. If the legs don't wobble
when in place, you did good. If they are too short, you put the plastic
guides on the bottom to bring it back up. If you cut them really short,
like two inches, just put a stack of washers under the plastic guide to shim
it up.