Remember!
Ripmeans to cut
down the length
of a board,
Crosscutmeans
to cut across the
width of a board.Step 2
Next you need to cut the two sidepieces to size. We
made ours 3 ½” wide. You can either buy a 1x4 piece
of pine for this or, like we did, rip part of a 1x6 down
to the 3 ½” size with your handsaw. Crosscut them to
thesamelengththatyoucutthebase.
Step 3
Now we need a way to mark both sidepieces in the exact same place near
the middle. Why? So when we put our jig together we will already have
a mark that will show us a perpendicular line (or square) to the base.
This line will mark where our saw kerf will be for future cuts. This is
how we’ll get square cuts every time using this jig.
The easiest way to do this is by drawing a line down both sidepieces at
the same time. Line up your sides so that the ends are even with each