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[quote="rdewinter"]Good suggestions all. Thank you--you guys are creative thinkers and obviously good craftsmen as well.

I think Nick's suggestion rings clearest. Think differently or at least think further ahead. I am blindly following a plan. A little different glue up and/or milling of the stock would have provided an accurate and square saddle with less possibility of error. Thanks Nick--your forcing me to think and plan ahead]

10" tall is plenty tall enough. Just need a vertical wall and a vertical stop. As for understanding the routing method you are probably better off. I was trying to describe raising the board through a spinning router bit. The miter gauge would have to be locked down for each cut. You could only take small bites each time. Your sliding table would be a better choice than the miter gauge.

Tennoning jig is by far the best bet. Whoops! sorry, I called it a 'mortising' jig in my earlier post.

Think Different (and safety),

I personally like the idea that Sandy had. Considering you have the piece all milled up, that makes the idea Nick had mute (albeit a great/simple/elegant solution.) But you started out asking for a safe way of making the cut. So it sounds like you may be a little hesitant in using a "powered" solution. If you are, you probably should error on the side of caution.

A nice dove tail hand saw is an invaluable tool to have in your shop, and is perfect for this operation. Plus you get to go out and buy one! (more tools ) On top of all that you would really have to be asleep at the wheel to injure yourself. Plus hand work is very enjoyable.

Be good,

Drew