Complete Table Saw Book, Revised Edition: Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to Essential Table Saw Skills, Techniques, Tools and Tips

by Chris Marshall

Overview

Whether you’ve just unpacked your first table saw or have been using one for years, this complete guide features essential and up-to-date information needed to set up and tune your table saw and expand your table saw skillset. Featuring all of the most critical table saw techniques, including preparing lumber, selecting and truing blades, mastering basic to advanced cuts, and joinery techniques, this must-have manual will equip you with all the necessary skills you need to successfully and safely use your table saw. Also included in this revised edition is exclusive information on new SawStop technology. With step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams, you’ll also complete nine custom table saw projects to put all your acquired techniques and skills to use, four of which are brand new in this revised edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497102026
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/21/2021
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Chris Marshall is the author of hundreds of woodworking and home improvement magazine articles, as well as several books, including Craftsman Furniture Projects, Black & Decker Carpentry & Home Series, and many others. He has been the Senior Editor at Woodworker’s Journal Magazine for more than a decade and is also well-known in the woodworking industry as a key content creator for Woodworker's Journal videos on their YouTube channel. A renowned woodworker, instructor, product reviewer and writer, he currently lives with his family in Virginia where his woodworking shop window overlooks the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Table of Contents

Welcome to Complete Table Saw Book 9

Part 1 Table Saws

Introduction 10

Table Saw Basics 12

Table Saw Anatomy 14

Jobsite Saws 18

Contractor's Saws 20

Cabinet Saws 22

Which Saw is Right for You? 23

Buying a Used Saw 25

Safety 28

Tune-Up and Maintenance 36

Before You Tune-Up Your Table Saw 37

Flatten the Tabletop 39

Check Blade and Miter Slot Alignment 43

Correcting Blade Heel 44

Setting Blade Tilt Stops 46

Align the Rip Fence and Miter Slots 48

Square the Rip Fence to the Saw Table 48

Tuning the Miter Gauge 49

Tune the Splitter or Riving Knife and Pawls 50

Reducing Saw Vibration 51

Periodic Cleaning and Lubrication 54

Choosing Saw Blades 56

Know the Parts 56

Know the Grinds 58

Evaluating Carbide-Tooth Blade Quality 59

Common Blade Types 60

Dado Blades 60

Making Basic Cuts 63

Before You Start Cutting 64

Making Rip Cuts 71

Making Crosscuts 85

Making Miter Cuts 95

Cutting Sheet Goods Safely 97

Cutting Cove Molding 102

Joinery Techniques 104

Different Joinery Techniques 105

Butt Joints 109

Splined Butt Joints 111

Rabbet Joints 113

Rabbet-and-Dado Joints 115

Tongue-and-Groove Joints 117

Housed Dado Joints 119

Blind Dado Joints 120

Double-Dado Joints 122

Lap Joints 124

Mortise-and-Tenon Joints 126

Finger Joints 130

Splined Miter Joints 132

Sawing Accessories 136

Rip Fences 138

Guards and Splitters/Riving Knives 140

Mitering Attachments 143

Molding Heads 144

Workpiece Support 146

Dust Collection Attachments 147

Rolling Saw Bases 148

Diy Workshop Essentials 150

Crosscut Sled 151

Tall Auxiliary Fence 154

Adjustable Tapering Jig 156

Spline-Cutting Jig 158

Outfeed Table 160

Tenoning Jig 162

Straight-Line Ripping Jig 164

Installing a Router Lift 168

Part 2 Woodworking with Sheet Goods

Introduction 172

Types of Wood 174

Plywood 174

Particleboard 178

Mdf 179

Melamine Board 180

Miscellaneous Sheet Goods 181

Working with Sheet Goods 182

Handling and Storage 182

Joinery 184

Iron-On Edge Banding 186

Sheet Veneer 187

How to Square Up a Carcase 188

Applying Plastic Laminate 189

Making and Installing Shelves 190

Hanging Drawers and Doors 192

Applying a Finish 194

Part 3 Projects

Sheet Goods Cart 197

Jobsite Table Saw Mobile Base 204

Outfeed Cart 212

Base Cabinet 220

Wall-Hung Cabinet 230

Country Cupboard 240

Hallway Bookcase 248

Walnut Writing Desk 256

Walnut Desktop Console 264

Index 272

Editorial Reviews

Chris Marshall does an outstanding job of updating this classic tablesaw book, leaving no stone unturned.

Ron Goldman

If you’re in need of a single book that presents the most important information on how to buy, maintain and use a table saw, this volume is the essential reference.

woodworker and author of Handmade Woodworking Proj Larry Okrend