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Summary: Learn how to cut a square section called a rabbit out of a piece of wood in this free instructional video.
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Robert J. McMahon Robert J. McMahon is a master carpenter with over 20 years of experience. He has worked on many restoration projects of old, period homes in the Philadelphia ... read more
Hi! I’m Rob McMahon for Expert Village. Now we’re going to use the saw to cut a rabbit. A rabbit is cutting a square section out of a piece of stock. This is a 2x3/4 now, so we’re going to cut a ¾ x ¾ rabbit. To do this, we take our blade and lower it down to ¾ of an inch. Take our fence, this time measuring to the outside to the blade and set that at ¾ of an inch. Alright. Here we have our cut here at ¾ of an inch, and we’re going to lay it down flat leaving everything the way it was because it’s a square rabbit. Here we are with a perfectly clean cut. You can also do this with a dado blade and make just one cut, but this is just as easy.