An ideal project for me. new saw owner

as a new subscriber, you've taken the spot of my favorite woodworking channel.

Enjoyed watching and listening! Happy new year!

As a teen, about 30 years ago, I saw an article on a woodworking periodical about a gut that made very advanced furniture on just a table saw. I didn't do a very good job of keeping track of things. But the idea was instead of jointers, thickness planer or even a router; he used various sleds to get the same results. Really wish I could find the article to see how much of my memory is correct. Thanks for sharing.

I am not the bravest guy on the table saw. I think I will stick to the router table for such cuts, but it was very interesting and definitively something keep the concept just in case I need it in the future.

WOW! I'm building your sled and also will use this technique to really set my steamer trunk project to next level!! Thanks I'm subbed

Great Video, I use a homemade Cove Jig, It is 4 pieces of wood with wing nuts on each corner to adjust the width and angle, holds the wood in place nicely, But like you said, its only for shorter cuts, Be safe.

I like the way you explained it.

really cool! -Michigan love

Happy New Year to you. Norm Abram used to use two fences when doing this. They run parralel to each other, the gap being the width of the board you are cutting. It helps to keep the piece you are cutting under more control and safer.

Happy New Year to all of SLC. I can honestly say I have never seen this done. God Bless & Thanks For Sharing!

Cool !!

So cool

I was thinking you can make a curf OK for the front face of a cabinet

You are a brave man! Hey, I just saw a PVC Push Block??? I know early on you made a number of creations out of PVC pipe. But I couldn’t find that little do-dad. I’d love to see that as it looks really stable.

Funny you should post this so soon after I just made some zero plates for my DeWalt table saw. I needed to clearance a section of the plate 3/8” so that it’d stay flat when the saw was fully raised. I initially tried to do this with my small miter saw, which worked but was very time consuming and didn’t look the greatest even after sanding. On my second try, I tried using the table saw, sideways, which worked great until it didn’t. The piece caught funny and shot back into me in the chest and destroyed the piece. That stung for a bit! After some thought, I found that putting guide blocks behind the piece and in front allowed me to work it from the side of the saw. I decided not to post a video of me doing this because of the extreme danger using a table saw as it is NOT intended. But it does work amazingly and creates a nifty curved clearance.

This may have been said, but "kickback" may be minimized/eliminated by either placing the rip fence on the "front side" of the blade -- the side that the teeth are turning down toward the table or by clamping two parallel fences on the work surface.

Steve Ramsey over at WWMM did a box using this technique to get some cool profile to the sides a long time ago.

Wow! That’s a cool technique. I’ve never seen that done with a table saw. Looks so cool! I realize how dangerous that is and should not be attempted if someone is not extremely familiar and experienced with their table saw.

Hals Wood Shop. Very Good Lesson. What book did you learn these from? It would be good to refer to a Table Saw Book for these cuts and more. I have read them for years, but you showed them well.

I _think_ I saw a really old video from Izzy Swan where he made some sort of jig to hold the work pieces as he did something similar. If so, that could make it more steady and safe. But I'm too lazy to go look for that or a similar video myself just now.

This likes a parabola shaped profile (like the graph of x squared)

Try using a mag I tic feather board for safety

That second cut is one round over bit away from being baseboard. Please, if you just got your first saw, do not try this. I’ve got ten years in cabinetry and am tempted but still nervous to try this.

Thanks for a great explanation and demonstration. This is called a cove cut. Most often used for trim molding. As you demonstrated it can be used for many things. I would not say the table saw was not designed to do this. I would say it is an advanced technique since using a table saw in this manner has been around a very long time. Additionally if you want to learn how to make cove cuts on a miter saw checkout Josh Wright. If you want see some truly crazy and safely done cove cuts checkout Izzy Swan. I got fascinated with cove cuts a few months ago. As always when using a table saw be careful and always have control of the wood. There are several easily made jigs that make cove cuts safer and easier to make.

With cutting plywood like this, it's important to wear a vapor protection mask, as the glue in the plywood has formaldehyde in it. With those wider cuts, there's a lot of glue being moved into the air.