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Publication Date: June 15, 1999

Jim Tolpin shares his masterful techniques for using the table saw to achieve a variety of safe and accurate cuts, including ripping, crosscutting, mitre cuts, grooves, dadoes, rabbets, curves, moulding, joinery and more.'

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Jim Tolpin has been a professional woodworker for more than 30 years. He is the author Measure Twice, Cut Once. He lives in Port Townsend, WA. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Tolpin's Tablesaw Tome is Topnotch Too, January 27, 2000

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J. G. Heiser (Sunninghill, Berks) - See all my reviews
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I enjoy Tolpin's books. Like his toolbox text, this reads well and has helpful photos and diagrams. It covers purchase, setup & maintenance, and common operations. Even if your saw manufacturer had included a decent manual, this book would be better. Like Lonnie Bird's new Bandsaw Book, this book represents a new generation of workshop guides--a worthy successor to de Cristoforo's "The Table Saw Book". The language and style is more appealing to a younger audience, and the use of modern materials, such as mini-trac, is helpful. Tolpin doesn't assume that the reader will make all of their own fixtures from scratch. He not only provides complete instructions for making fixtures, such as cross-cutting sleds and high-accuracy miter gauges, but he also gives equal time to commercial equivalents. Providing helpful guidance on both commercial and home-built accessories is a great approach--he does it in the setup section also. This enjoyable book won't spend much time on your shelf--it'll be scuffed up & dusty in your workshop where it belongs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book before you buy a table saw, November 7, 1999

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Excellent book that starts with a description of what to look for in the selection of a table saw and blades/accessories. I thought it did a better job of explaining how to care for and maintain a table saw than did my owner's manual - I have probably saved the price of the book in saw blade resharpening already. Thouroughly covers basic and advanced table saw cuts and how to do them safely. Describes a number of jigs based on his design of a rip-fence accessory attachment and makes complex cuts and joinery look easy. I'll soon be throwing away some of my more awkward mitre-slot jigs.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, December 7, 2002

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As noted in some of the other reviews, Mr. Tolpin is not a Pulitzer prize winning author. But he is a hell of a woodworker. I lucked out and bought this book at my local library's yearly book sale. I got it and four other related books for five bucks. I would buy it at full retail just for the jigs and sled diagrams. Some have complained that there are no measurements included, well how could there be? The idea of the book is to give you ideas for your own applications. I don't have the room for all the jigs shown in this book, nor would I ever use em all if I did. But I did glean enough from this book to make it worth having in my woodworking "library". I would reccommned this book to everyone who uses a table saw, beginner or pro.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, but feels slightly disorganized
This book does three things and does them reasonably well. It gives you a lot of information on what to look for in a table saw and how to set one up and how to use one. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Austringer

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I learned a LOT from this book to set me on the way to being a wood worker. Helped me learn about using and maintaining a table saw, as well as a lot of jigs and tricks.

Published 17 months ago by David Harn

5.0 out of 5 stars Best content
This book is well written and full of pictures that help the reader understand each topic. Better than many other choices - a good purchase.

Published 20 months ago by N. Tarzia

5.0 out of 5 stars Brain candy
Jims book simply opens your mind! He gives reasonable instructions but the best part is he relates his ideas in a way that spawn others in you. I really am glad I bought this book!

Published on February 7, 2010 by R. Hoover

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
This book is a great reference and has many detailed instructions for how to perform numerous tasks accurately and safely with a table saw. Read more

Published on December 5, 2009 by Jen

4.0 out of 5 stars Only if it were magic....
This book covers quite a lot from setting up the table saw to making jigs that make cutting wood a breeze. Read more

Published on September 13, 2009 by Mike H.

5.0 out of 5 stars Do You Believe in Magic?
I do now. Tolpin writes as if he's having a conversation with you - and that he really wants you to learn. Even an expert in table saw use can find something of interest here. Read more

Published on November 1, 2008 by Dick Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wise Purchase
As a new owner of a quality table saw and following the suggestions of a woodshop instructor friend, I purchased this "manual" to better understand the proper and safe use of a... Read more

Published on January 18, 2008 by woodfandan

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book in many ways.
Tolpin has put together a grand book on the table saw. A little bit of tricks, some jigs, when it's good and possible to use it and things to build for safety. Read more

Published on September 26, 2007 by Bob W

5.0 out of 5 stars Very thorough!
Several good reviews on this book, all are correct IMO. This book is very thorough.... I thought I knew a LOT about TS's, but this book taught me even more. Read more

Published on June 15, 2007 by funbear

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THE TABLE SAW IS A MAGNIFICENTLY simple machine little more than a table through which a spinning blade partially protrudes. Read the first page

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