A crosscut sled is on my list of things to build. Unfortunately it is a rather long list. If you would like to get an idea of some of the many types and designs there are for crosscut sleds check out Joe Lyddon's site http://www.woodworkstuff.net. He and others have put together a lot of good ideas for woodworking.
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