I needed several sticks of dentil molding for some bookcases I was building. My first inclination was to measure and mark each dentil and make the cuts freehand on the tablesaw, but this would be time-consuming with no guarantee of accuracy, By using a dado blade on my radial-arm saw with an indexing finger attached to the fence, as shown in the drawing, I found I could cut the molding quickly and accurately. Adjusting the dado blade up or down determines the depth of the cutout, and the location of the adjustable finger determines the cutout’s width. In the drawing, the blade guard has been removed for clarity, but don’t attempt this operation without replacing the guard.

Jack F. Sewert, Marion, N.Y.

Fine Woodworking Magazine, August 1990 No. 83

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