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This fence was built for supporting a sacrificial face attached to the rip fence for
dado and rabbit work. By making the right side face tall also, this fence can be used to
make raised panels by setting the fence on the left side of the blade. The fence is 24”
long, but could be longer to provide more support beyond the blade. The fence is 6” tall
and has four partitions to hold the faces parallel. This fence is held on the rip fence by
two strips of wood that ride in the T-slots in both sides of the rip fence. This one was
made from 3/4” hard maple, but plywood would be more stable, especially if it wasn’t
finished like this one is. The fence was built up on the rip fence to ensure that it was
square with the fence. Be sure to wax the rip fence before doing any glue so that the
dried glue won’t stick to the aluminum and to make it easier to remove the high fence
later. There are no drawings for this jig. It was built following the basic design of the
tenon jig I designed. See the pictures below for the orientation of the parts.
dado and rabbit work. By making the right side face tall also, this fence can be used to
make raised panels by setting the fence on the left side of the blade. The fence is 24”
long, but could be longer to provide more support beyond the blade. The fence is 6” tall
and has four partitions to hold the faces parallel. This fence is held on the rip fence by
two strips of wood that ride in the T-slots in both sides of the rip fence. This one was
made from 3/4” hard maple, but plywood would be more stable, especially if it wasn’t
finished like this one is. The fence was built up on the rip fence to ensure that it was
square with the fence. Be sure to wax the rip fence before doing any glue so that the
dried glue won’t stick to the aluminum and to make it easier to remove the high fence
later. There are no drawings for this jig. It was built following the basic design of the
tenon jig I designed. See the pictures below for the orientation of the parts.