Cutting tapered legs with a TS55

[mouppe]

In the absence of a bandsaw or a tablesaw, I used my TS55 with a simple jig to cut tapered legs. The jig helps to hold the legs in place, and keeps the leg stable and level after the first taper has been cut. I made the cuts in two passes- 2" of walnut is pushing the limits of my TS55 and original blade- and cleaned up the surfaces with a #7 jointer plane.

Hope you find it useful, it was a safe, quick and effective method with minimal setup and equipment.

 

[lumbajac]

Thanks for the video Richard.  Did a search for tapered legs as I must do a set w/o bandsaw or table saw as well.  Wiill try your simple technique in the next few days.

 

[deepcreek]

Nice technique.  Thanks for sharing!

 

[mouppe]

Thanks. Hope it works for you as well as it did for me. Also good to know you can get away with minimal equipment when you need to.