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Bevel the Plywood Strips

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French cleat wall

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What happens here

Adjust the table saw blade to a 45-degree angle. Set the saw's fence to 2.5 inches. Carefully feed each 3-inch plywood strip through the saw to cut a 45-degree bevel along one edge. This bevel is crucial for the interlocking mechanism of the French cleat system.

Goal: Create a 45-degree bevel on one edge of each strip

Tools and materials

  • Hearing Protection — Ear protection during sawing
  • Measuring Tape — Setting the fence distance
  • Plywood Strips — The pieces being beveled
  • Safety Glasses — Eye protection during sawing
  • Table Saw RIDGID — Cutting the 45-degree bevel on the strips

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circular saw. I'm going to go ahead and try the table saw first and see how that works. Now that we got our 3-in strips cut, we're going to put a 45 on them. I put my table saw to a 45 and I set it to about 2 and 1/2 inches on my fence. I got all my pieces cut. I got the 45s put on all of them. I'm going to hit it with some sandpaper and then I'm going to stain it with this dark walnut.

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