All,

I’m making a shaker drop-leaf table with splayed tapered legs.  Today I finished fitting the mortice of the legs to the tennons on the apron pieces. The splay is 5 degree and therefore the aprons are also pitched 5 degrees. 

I’m feeling a bit dense tonight.  I need to cut the supports from the long aprons (1.5″x12.5″) for the drop-leaf. ..I was planning to do this on the TS by  raising the blade up through the clamped apron..and finishing up with the hand saw.  However, if I make a straight cut the supports will open on the same plane as the apron ie. 5 degree.  I’m thinking I need to tilt the blade 5 degrees in the opposite direction to the splay so that the support will sit square and pivot parrallel to the table top.  However, if I do this the screw will still be in the same plane as the apron, which will cause the support to all pitch at a 5 degree slope. Hope this makes sense. I think I’m missing something…