Folding Wooden Stepladder

Step 4 Inital cutting

First I cut the pieces that would form the legs to size with a 60 degree angle on each end. Running the legs through the tablesaw clamped together ensures that they are the same length.

Next I ripped several boards in half. I used a piece of scrap to check that my fence was set at the right distance from the blade.

I cut the ripped pieces to length (various parts) and put an angle on the top supports (my first deviation from the plan).