Next, rip two 10 1/2-inch-wide legs from a pine 1 x 12. Adjust the table-saw blade to 15 degrees and crosscut the legs to 17 1/2 inches. Lower the blade for a 3/8-inch-deep cut.

Use dado blades in the table saw to cut a 1/4-inch-wide x 1/2-inch-deep rabbet in the strip's edge. Crosscut the strip to make buttons using the table saw and miter gauge [18].

A table saw is one of those tools that aren’t strictly necessary to have, but immensely helpful if you do happen to have one around. The folks at [I Build It] have made a three part series that ...