Make a DIY circular saw crosscut jig! This simple cutting guide is perfect for making accurate crosscuts and precise miter cuts with your circular saw. You may also enjoy 4 Ways to Make Straight Cuts with a Circular Saw and How to Change a Circular Saw Blade. The common types of cuts we’ll make with our circular saw are rip cuts, crosscuts and miter cuts.
A circular saw crosscut jig guides a circular saw to make accurate crosscuts. By sliding the bottom plate of the circular saw against the fence, the circular saw crosscut jig can make perfectly straight cuts. To cut the parts for this DIY circular saw crosscut guide, I used my table saw and crosscut sled for this, but you could just as well use a handsaw, jigsaw or your circular saw for this.
