A good fence can turn a poor-performing bench top table saw into a champ. It can’t increase power of course, but it can put more square into your work and improve your cut repeatability. A good fence on a good table saw is an absolute necessity.

There’s not much out there I could find on how to select a table saw fence… and for some reason I couldn’t find many fence comparisons in online woodworking magazines. I turned, as always, to woodworking forums. You can’t really get more subjective or opinionated information than woodworkers in forums, but then again, how objective are woodworking magazine comparisons?

In this post I first identify what to look for in a table saw fence. I then researched a number of different table saw fence brands in online woodworking forums and tried to isolate when possible how they differ from each other and why they’re selected over other brands.

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Here’s what you’ll find:
1) The Power of a Good Table Saw Fence
2) 6 Questions Before Buying a New Table Saw Fence
3) Opinions on 6 Top Table Saw Fences
4) More Table Saw Fence Resources
5) More ToolCrib.com Buying Guides
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