Stacked Dado Sets

Many woodworking projects call for dadoes or rabbets. Years ago, these would have most likely been cut using a specialty plane or by hand with a chisel.

These days, with all of the manufactured wood products and power tools, these methods would be considered nostalgic. A more modern method for cutting these joints would be with a dado blade on your table saw or radial-arm saw.

There are two types of dado blades: stacked dado blade setwobble dado bladeThe stacked dado set is typically considered the better option, for a number of reasons. First of all, a stacked dado set consists of two saw blades and a number of "chippers" that fit between the two blades on the saw's arbor. The width of the dado is determined by the number of chippers installed between the inner and outer saw blade.

By contrast, a wobble dado blade is a single blade that has a collar that allows the blade to be set up at various angles. The blade then "wobbles" as it cuts. The steeper the angle, the wider the cut.

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