How to Cut a Notch in Wood with a Table Saw

Notching your own wood with a table saw can benefit you in different aspects. For one, you can save a ton of money by doing so yourself.

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Cutting a notch in wood requires a set of skills. But worry not, because even if you’re a beginner, we’ll guide you through the steps of how to cut a notch in wood with a table saw.

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Using a Table Saw

Place your table saw over a plywood base to secure it. Plywood widens the base you’re placing your table saw on, which makes the saw safer and more stable to use.

You can screw the plywood to benchtops or sawhorses as well, depending on where you’d want to set the table saw.

Place your piece of wood on the table saw, where it would flush in opposition to the miter gauge.

Remove the guard of the blade and create your first cut by lining the dado blade with your first marking. Hold the wood against the saw’s miter gauge and slowly push them together against the blade and back again.

Move the wood as needed and cut it again. Repeat the process until you reach the opposite side of the notch. You can clamp the piece of wood you’re notching to the plywood base to maintain its stability.

Finally, use a hammer and a chisel to clean the wood piece and shape the notch.

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