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While using this (my home-made Cross-Cutter Jig): To make this: To go here: Or to go here: I found a way to use the Cross-Cutter jig to also function as a kind of Rip-Cutter jig.

For the dados on the side pieces that accept the end pieces, I set up the Cross-Cutter jig and used it in the traditional manner. Then, to cut the dados for the bottom piece, I moved the jig to the other side of the fence, set the fence to make the first cut, then clamped a block of wood to the table so that it was just touching the longer screw. I then made the first pass cuts for the bottom.: I then moved the jig on the fence so that the fence could then be slid to the point where the shorter screw just touched the clamped block. I then made all of the second pass cuts. It worked perfectly! Of course, this worked since all of my dados were the same width. I suppose this method could be used even if the dados for the bottom were to be different than the sides - it would just take another set of setup steps.: A special thanks to MBCabinetmaker for the material used for this little project.