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Comment by Bad Wolf on January 7, 2013 at 8:30am

yep runs along the miter slot

as for the blade ive experimented a lot with different blades to find the best all around blade and to be honest i have discovered a sharp rip blade performs just as well in almost all crosscutting and does a billion times better in ripping then a "combo" blade and it does it without the burning. i know its somewhat unconventional but it works!

Comment by Mark Lindsay on January 7, 2013 at 7:55am

Maple just plain burns easily - it's just the nature of the beast. Sharp blades and bits, moving the wood or the tool relatively quickly, and taking shallow cuts (not really feasible in this case) helps too, but it's still really easy to burn maple. Drawing the front edge of the proposed cut back a bit so that it sits completely on top of the jig's base will help too. Even the slightest amount of chatter can cause a bit of burning.

I consider this type of cut a cross-cut and use a 40 tooth triple chip blade. It works for me. Maybe I need to put the ripping blade on and give that a try. Truth be told, my 40 tooth blade most likely needs to go in for sharpening. Sending it in to the sharpener could be just the excuse I'm looking for to get a new one... 

You have that jig set up to run in your miter gauge slot, right? It looks like it. Overall, I think it's great!

Comment by Bad Wolf on January 7, 2013 at 7:40am

yeah could be the blade that causes the burning. hard maple is tricky to cut clean. im using a 24T rip blade thats pretty new (sharp) and it seems to work pretty good this is soft maple though so its a bit different

one thing i am going to change on this jig is im going to mave the fence back some so the actual cut portion is totally against the side of the jig instead of sticking out the front like in the picture. will make it a little easier to line up for the cut

Comment by Mark Lindsay on January 7, 2013 at 6:53am

Nice! I use my tablesaw and a similar jig to cut scarf joints too, and of all the methods I've tried, this is my favorite. I've found over time that with my blade, it helps to raise the blade as high as I can get it. It seems to burn hard maple less and gives me a smoother cut. Your mileage may vary, however - it might just be something to do with my blade.

Comment by Craig Mayhem on January 7, 2013 at 2:34am

going to try that on my band saw!

Comment by Bad Wolf on January 6, 2013 at 6:51pm

yeah threw the jig together tonight, first attempt at trying a scarf joint, turned out real nice!

Comment by Rand Moore on January 6, 2013 at 6:32pm

That's the way to do it! Comes out perfect every time. Wish I had your setup.
-Rand.