Circular saw cutting guide

This circular saw cutting guide is so easy to make and so easy and simple to use, you will be kicking yourself for not thinking about doing this soon!

Step 1 - Get a 12-inch wide (or as needed) piece of plywood (1 / 4 "to 1 / 2") which is the desired length of the type of cuts you will make. If you are ripping 8-foot plywood, then make the guide of 8 feet long. You may desired to make of several guides of different lengths.

Step 2 - Get another 2-inch wide board or strips of wood that is thin enough so that when your circular saw rests up against it the body of the saw will clear over it. This board will be the guide. Set the band on the plywood so that the blade is about 1 inch from the edge when the saw is supported against the guide plate.

Step 3 - Rip down your wood with the saw resting against the guide board.

To use the guide, simply draw a line on the board being cut. Clamp the guide on the edge of the guide aligned with the drawn line. By default, the cut will coincide with the line from the saw cut will always be flush with the edge. Be sure to use the same type of replacement sheet as different blades have slightly different cuts. There is no place for the measurement of the guide, only to draw the line and clamp!