My ultimate table saw fence was built to accommodate just about every type of operation I might want to do at my table saw. That way your fence can hold things for you while you work. Or think about cutting the cheeks of a tenon.Īnd if you're going to add all that height, you might as well build some way to attach other things to it. You really need a solid vertical support to move a door panel across your saw blade. Think about making raised panels at the table saw. Height allows for better support of vertical cuts on the saw. What you really need if you want to transform your fence into the best version of itself are two things: HEIGHT and VERSATILITY. The better biesemeyer style fences will have a 3-4' face on them and that's enough to clamp some very low profile things like stop blocks to but at the end of the day there just aren't a lot of things a standard rip fence can help with outside of it's core function. A good rip fence is rock solid, doesn't move out of calibration after a few uses and is easy to adjust when needed. The rip fence that comes standard on every table saw is good for doing what it was designed for, making rip cuts.

I also have plans you can download below if you want to make your own. I'll walk you through the features and design of this fence. Ever since I built my ultimate table saw fence a few years ago, people who have seen it on social media have asked questions about the design and how I built it.

Dewalt table saw extension plans