My first project in my new shop

[Acelectric]

These are pictures of the crosscut sled I built today.

First up my old second hand Craftsman 12" tablesaw.

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And a picture of my 75 dollar jointer, also and old Craftsman.
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Made a trip to The Woodworking Source, which fortunately for me is just down the road a bit. Picked up some cherry cutoffs that he had laying around, soft maple, and some hard maple

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Started with a piece of 3/4 baltic birch. Added some hard maple runners.
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Added front and rear fences.

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I used William Ng's 5 cut method to square up the fence and it came out perfect. Now I can build my box-joint jig and get on with building some things to help get my shop organized.

 

[bjackson]

http://wnwoodworkingschool.com/5-cuts-to-a-perfect-cross-cut-sled/

For those like me that don't know

 

[toolferone]

Very nicely done. It is only fitting that the first project from the new shop is for the new shop.

 

[Bas]

Great looking sled.

 

[dozer]

Nice looking sled, good job.

 

[NC_Horn]

Great looking sled! On my to-do list also.

Duane

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Great looking sled, Ace. A sled like that can be a very valuable accessory for a shop.

Here's a non-video demo on how to calibrate a crosscut sled, for those of us who have slow internet and don't want to wait for a video to download. :BangHead:

 

[MagGeorge]

Looks great and well made sled. Very functional around the shop and sets you to create more beautiful stuff for the shop and home as well. Great job!

 

[tryingtokeepmyfingers]

Looks great but if you are wanting a box joint jig then before you build one I would take a look at the I-Box made by Incra it was designed by a fellow NC woodworker that is on this site also

http://www.incrementaltools.com/INCRA_I_Box_Jig_for_Box_Joints_p/i-box.htm

 

[Acelectric]

The I-Box would be nice to have but I plan on building a dedicated sled for 1/2" box joints as that is the size I will be making most often. Here is a link to the plans I will be using:

http://www.finewoodworking.com/workshop/tip/dedicated-sled-delivers-perfect-finger-joints.aspx