quattroworld

and pull the stock in and out to follow the cut line. You use the blade as you would a grinder or something to remove material, except it the tool is stationary not the workpiece.

To do it you only have to move the workpiece the depth of the stock ACROSS the front of the blade, so you don't have to support the work through a very wide range of motion.

Obviously you have to do small passes and work up to your line, as the tablesaw blade isnt meant to cut from the sides really but it works fine if you dont push it. Its not the way the saw is intended to be used, but no reason you cant use a cutting blade to remove material in creative ways, as long as you are comfortable with everything and know what motions or movements can get you in trouble. Working on the front of the blade, the motion of the blade will keep your work pinned to the table, rather than try and throw it, just have to keep it flat while moving side to side, or the piece can start to "chatter" on the table if you give it room.

The backcut effect is only slight if you have the blade raised all the way. So say if your finish side is on the top where you can see cutting, the radius of the blade will make a slightly deeper cut at the bottom of the stock where it is pressed against the table.