Tools & Materials
Cutting Plywood Without a Tablesaw
Jigs can turn an ordinary circular saw into an accurate cutting tool.
Cutting plywood on a tablesaw can be difficult because you have to move the unwieldy 4×8 sheet across the blade. A better solution is to move a circular saw over the sheet. Ride the saw baseplate next to a guide strip for rip cuts and use a fence to square the jig to the work for crosscuts. Watch as Gary Katz, a carpenter and writer from Reseda, California, demonstrates the use of these two easy-to-make jigs.
Use the jigs to build the project described in Gary’s article, A Bookcase That Breaks the Rules.
