Something seems wrong on your table saw setup? Look close when you are cutting off the lid and the cuts don't line up. It looked like the top you were cutting off was pretty flat so maybe your blade isn't aligned to the fence or something? It sounded bad when you finished cutting off the lid too like there was some binding. You might be able to adjust your fence to true everything or you might have to move your saw top? There are different ways on different saws to make an alignment. Nice finished box. The road to the end isn't as important as the end.
Yes sir I seen that as I made the cut your are correct , it was a little bit out of alignment, also that saw is older than I am , my dad used that saw when I was growing up . The box did turn out looking good , it created a little bit more sanding for me on the lid and top of the box . Yes you are correct the end results are what counts. Thank you . I really appreciate the feedback and comments. Thanks
Should of moved the fence to cut the lid off, bottom of box on fence side. Also that way no kick back. When l was at school (70s) we made a box similar to this except that we used hand saws to cut the lid off
