Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Zero clearance inserts help to prevent wood tear out. With riving knives, you have to take off the riving knife to make one, but I'm going to show you how you can make one with a riving knife or with a splitter.

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00:00 Intro
0:44 1. Cutting to Zero
2:59 2. Gap discussion
3:11 3. Splitter (pt 1)
4:02 4. Cutting to shape
4:25 5. Splitter (pt 2)
6:57 6. Sanding to fit
7:52 7. An easy gap fill
8:36 Credits (thanks guys)