Slick sled for sawing shapes

This bandsaw sled holds oddly shaped pieces like burls and small logs using four movable, curved jaws that pivot and slide on the base to almost any position. Create a plywood base and install a pair of T-tracks in grooves. Attach a hardwood runner that fits your miter slot and positions the base against the blade Cut the jaws from 2-by stock. (Download a pattern at woodmagazine.com/286patterns.) Then, drill a hole in the "tail" of each jaw for a 1/4"-20 bolt. Prevent workpieces from slipping by adhering 100-grit sandpaper to the jaw faces. Add a bolt, jaw, washer, and knob to the T-track in the sled base.