Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
After a bit of trial and error, I was able to put together a sled for my table saw that allows me to cut hexagonal lengths, or blanks, for use in turning, glue ups, and other projects.
A similar sled can be used for other polygonal blanks, for my table saw from pentagonal to octagonal. I am likely not the first to do this, but I did figure this out on my own (so there are likely better ways to do it as well - share below please).
I think I misspoke in the video though, you can work it between centers, but there will be issues with exacting precision if needed
The online calculator I use in the video is:
omnicalculator.com/math/hexagon
The gavel Short I put together using glue ups and turning can be seen here:
youtube.com/shorts/FNHdeDnFsds?feature=share
Just saw this article posted by Katz-Moses for octagonal blanks - looking forward to trying it as well.
kmtools.com/blogs/news/quick-tip-octogon-tablesaw
After a bit of trial and error, I was able to put together a sled for my table saw that allows me to cut hexagonal lengths, or blanks, for use in turning, glue ups, and other projects.
A similar sled can be used for other polygonal blanks, for my table saw from pentagonal to octagonal. I am likely not the first to do this, but I did figure this out on my own (so there are likely better ways to do it as well - share below please).
I think I misspoke in the video though, you can work it between centers, but there will be issues with exacting precision if needed
The online calculator I use in the video is:
omnicalculator.com/math/hexagon
The gavel Short I put together using glue ups and turning can be seen here:
youtube.com/shorts/FNHdeDnFsds?feature=share
Just saw this article posted by Katz-Moses for octagonal blanks - looking forward to trying it as well.
kmtools.com/blogs/news/quick-tip-octogon-tablesaw
