Step 3: Make the leg slots

Make the leg slots
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Clamp one of the leg pieces to the table. Using a drill/driver fitted with a ¼-inch bit, drill two holes at the inner corners of the slot marks—these will allow you to turn the jigsaw blade. Using a jigsaw, cut the slot (be sure to stop the saw before turning the blade), keeping your blade on the inside of the line. Cut the slot on the other leg in 
the same manner.
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