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I don’t know a lot about crosscut sleds but I do know beauty when I see it!!!! This is beautiful.

Great sled Mike.
Good call on bringing the slot together for “wider” angles.
The longer fence is definitely a plus.

Love the grain on the front fence.

Good looking and well designed sled with a lot of thought going into it .
Thanks for the great write up very informative and good info.
Only thing I wish you would add is a blade guard where the blade exits to keep those hands safe .

Mike,

All you crosscut sled designers/builders are really making me want one. Thanks for some more great information.

L/W

Thanks for the kudos folks!

FWIW, I added that extra lower round-over piece on the push handle to essentially act like, or in place of, a blade guard per say . I know that as long as my thumb rides on/touching that extra round-over while using/gripping the sled, that it is in a safe location away from the blade. That extra piece physically reminds me of this and I find that reassuring.

Awesome Mike, well thought out and executed…..

That’s a heck of a nice sled Mike! I’ll have to add that to my list of things to do, if I can ever finish with the wife’s list of things to do ;)

I’m sorry Monty. YOU would have made a great friend, HOWEVER, I hope that you realize that you will NEVER complete that list on your wife’s “to-do list”.

And you had such great potential and ideas and such, and … ;-)

Nice sled Mike, great tool to have in the shop. The extra round over, good reminder to keep your thumb attached.

I really like this design. I am going to try to make one this fall, yours seems to be exactly what I was thinking of making. Thanks Mike.

A real top notch sled Mike,this should last you for years to come.

Nice jig. I think I’ll have to make one for myself. Thanks again for sharing.

A really nice sled great design and workman ship. Job well done Mike.