1. Avoid Cross Cutting – Plywood tends to chip most when cut across its width (grain). Cutting along length of wood will help to reduce chipping.

2. Use Right Blade – Special blades are manufactured for different cutting jobs. The number of teeth, width, angle, and rake of blade all impact cut. Choose a blade that best matches your specific cutting situation.

3. Circular Saw – cut with “best face” down.

4. Table Saw – cut with “best face” up.

5. Score Cut First – Run plywood through saw removing only a minimal amount of wood. The next cut will leave a cleaner cut.

Start out by measuring and cutting all your stock according to cutting list and set it aside. Take legs and mark out tapers. The taper starts 20" up from bottom. The leg tapers to 3-1/2" at bottom. Repeat for all legs and cut out.

The legs join main stretchers at 75°. This cut is best made with a circular saw. Mark your lines, clamp stock on edge and cut. Flip stock over to other edge and make through cut.

Time for some assembly. On main stretcher mark a line 1-1/2" from each end. This is outer face of leg. Now make a second mark in from one edge 1". This is top of leg. Do this for each leg on both stretchers.