Rip Plywood Without A Table Saw! DIY Rip Jig!

Rip plywood with a circular saw quickly and easily with a DIY rip jig! Quick video showing how to make a rip jig customized for any circular saw.

[CourtneyDraper-mlwe]

Thank you for all the advice you share! I just used your online tool to design a bookshelf wall and i am going to make it tomorrow! So excited to try building something. I never would have been brave enough without your example!

[mondan]

thats so smart and I have the same saw too! I"m so doing that this weekend! Thank you so much Ana! You are the best!

[peteharris]

I may be a 63 year old man, but, you're never too old to learn. Thank you young lady.

[jaredgreen]

there's just something about Ana that gets me all bricked up!!

[RichAndrews-oe]

Always learning from your videos. Thanks Ms. Ana😃

[tomvillano]

Well done and a very cost effective alternative to a track saw set-up- bravo!

[sailing]

Hey, great jig.

My question is about cutting with the short side @ 02:31. Don't you need to add a plate to the base of the foot so the saw has level support? The 1/4" on the side shown at this point has no right-side material. If the saw touches the sheet the cut will be off square. Or, you could remove that edge completely and let the board be the guide. But, that makes you lose the saw line accuracy provided by that edge.

[peterbarlow]

I’m wondering how you trued the fence. A narrow piece of one by isn’t necessarily straight. I clamp my 6’ level to my fence when fastening. Also I don’t glue the fence because flush cut edge will eventually wear back necessitating moving the fence to get a fresh edge. Well Countersunk screws through the back of the plywood will secure the fence. Short assemblies like this with a perpendicular fence on the bottom front are great for square crosscuts.

[tommontagliani]

I got a bunch of huge cherry live edge slabs I gotta do a counter top with . I need to rip them and then join them up to make up the dimensions needed and yeah I basically doing this exact same thing . This is a great idea if you don't have a saw track. Just do a straight edge line and use the saw base . Line it up and boom . Clamp a board down and it forces you to cut a straight line.

[IAMGONEDOGS]

Can you tell me about the circular saw please? Just starting and want to know what to get. I truly appreciate this video!

[jmadd]

As good and much cheaper than an expensive track saw!

[michael-sswc]

Only problem is finding a 1x3 that is 100% true. Any cupping will transfer to your cut. Good for general rough in stuff but not for something that needs a true and square edge.

[DennisEnterline-oyiw]

I do the same with rip saw but I make it easier just get a 1 by 3 or four straight edge clamp it to what your cutting line up the saw and blade were you want to cut and rip it along your guide much less work