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Crosscut sled size is directly correlated to the woodworker’s ego. Naturally, I have a massive crosscut sled.

I have seen 100+ videos on making a crosscut sled and yet I found this one entertaining and informative. It was almost life changing. OK, that is overstating a bit but this was very well done with great justification on every decision you made and I am impressed. Keep up the great work.

I like the humour you inject in your videos. Makes them so entertaining! I also like how you show mistakes that always happen while woodworking - lessons are learned from recovering from them. Thanks!

Thank you, this was really clear and helpful. Some of the other videos I watched had so much irrelevant detail, i was getting really confused. You explained exactly what you were doing and exactly why you were doing it. You offered alternatives, but never too much. Seriously, thank you so much.

Great design. Great video. I love that you added your corrected mistakes. It's just part of the process.

Very helpful and EXCELLENT production on the vid. Fast paced and you never missed a beat in communicating the details of what you were doing and why.

Love the humor and tempo in these.

This is clean design and build. I appreciate your decoupled and minimal approach ie sans t track.

Thank you for this clear, concise and comedic tutorial!

Perfect video and excellent content. I was fascinated and glued to your whole presentation. Your speed and delivery was right on. Thank you so much.

I have several sleds, but the one I use the most is marginally larger than the one you have here; kept the forward fence in order to help with longevity - manoeuvering it and manhandling it when it's not on the saw risks damage if it's only held together by the back fence. I broke my first sled this way. Anyhoo, RE the T-Tracks, I use mine all the time when I am cutting weird shapes; I put one on the top of my fence as well as the face of the fence, and I use them a lot. I then made my own hold-downs laminating scrap pieces of exotic woods (Purpleheart, Ipe, and Bloodwood) which are super strong, but also look fancy, and making my own knobs out of other scraps. Finally, my mitre slot slide was also home-made - and I only put ONE on the sled. On previous sleds, the very slight shrinkage or expansion of the sled itself was what was causing it to stick. It turns out, you only really need one anyway. Choosing naturally slippery woods (Bloodwood is probably my favourite because it feels so smooth even without wax) will make an excellent mitre slide - I found aluminum to be just a little "scratchy" in the slot.

Way to go, Scott. Another fun video to watch and a good project as well. Keep up the great work.

Hey Scott, l've been looking for a plan to make a thinner sled and yours is spot on. Great video and great sled. Thanks, Steve

I really enjoyed this video. Scott is super knowledgeable, able to explain things clearly and I liked the humor! Thanks fo a great video!

I like the simplicity. This sled looks like it would shine with cutting pieces for small and delicate things made of hardwood.

I like your videos Scott. You have just the right amount of upbeat personality and subtle humor. I especially like your trademark "BYE" at the end. It would be nice if you made videos a little more often though.

I like the efforts you put in your videos. 👍🏻

Good to know those heavy things have another use, I use them as decorations in the corner of my room. Great vid Scott!

Maybe I can help you regarding those heavy things: I think I saw one in a museum once. They're called halteres, and they were used in ancient Olympic games as a performance-enhancer for jumping competitions, essentially a portable reaction mass. (Not to be confused with the halteres that house flies use to sense pitch, yaw, and roll.) Hope this helps!