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You are both right; I am wrong. As I took photographs of my setup to show how my hand is lateral to the blade, never above, I remembered how uncomfortable I feel during rip cuts of narrow material. Though theoretically the guard will protect me from a lateral slip, it may not ("If it can happen...

Jacob, for me using 2 push sticks is like asking for chopsticks at a steakhouse. One push stick held in the left hand for rips to the left of the fence, stand to the right of the fence, and hold the saw table with the free right hand. I use a stick similar to this, permitting good forward...

I agree with you that having a SawStop or other upcoming tablesaw with similar features doesn't relieve the user from the duty of safe practice. Still most hobbyists who suffer amputations of fingers will do this on the tablesaw and will retrospectively wish they had the blade-stop feature.

this "doesn't help on the other 99.999% of machines which don't have it." This isn't a valid objection. If you have a SawStop (I don't) you aren't likely to have a finger amputated. Random orbital sanders, electric drills, oscillating tools, and most other shop tools don't ruin the rest of your...

Rather censorious, Jacob. Likewise, seatbelts and airbags don't prevent injuries from falls. Got it?

I'm sorry. I have recently ripped construction 2x's using the combination blade I use for everything. I noted extra resistance though nothing untoward. Because of your posting I will try to use my rip blade for thick material in the future. I think that safety has a small element of good luck...

I'm retired in Minnesota, USA. Woodworking, chores, my wife. and our cats have kept me alive. This forum, another in North Carolina, online newspapers, Netflix, Acorn, Britbox, some reading, and religion have helped a lot. Life is good.

It's finished. The miters look good. I darkened the frame interior. by adding a mixture of amber and red aniline dye to the shellac.

Thank you! Yesterday, after I posted, I saw my ophthalmologist and got her ok and a prescription for new eyeglasses. I'll have them next week.

I have been working forever it seems on a serving tray. Two were botched and thrown away. This iteration of cherry and ebonized oak looks better than anything I have done in years but because of bilateral cataract surgery with complications in one eye, I can't yet see well enough to glue the...

Thank you for your reference. The constructions by you are handsome and the garments by your wife are lovely

My last small build took too long and the previous one ended when the veneer split as I ironed it to the substrate. I'm slow and old (independent liabilities that assist each other over the cliff) and I'm unlikely to do much woodworking in the time remaining. I have tried unsuccessfully to...

Brian, I am just a late responder and not the originator.

I did it inadvertently. Sadly, I could not figure out how to post without referencing the initial post. I'd be grateful if you could instruct me.

This Lazy Kate was made for a friend who spins yarn from her alpacas and then interlaces the yarn. The oak board from which it was made had a knot hole which is incorporated into the base. The stainless steel rods and knobs were made to mate with filing (a chainsaw file chucked into a portable...

Derek, your tools are stunning. I am admittedly jealous but you should not bury excellence.

I began a serving tray many months ago as a gift for a friend. She had sent me a photo of a tray, wondering if it was worth the price. Incautiously, I answered that I could gift her with better. Wrong. Though I had never veneered, I resawed curly oak and thinned it to about 1/16 " in fits and...

I hope I'm not off topic but a few years ago I acquired 2 heavy, ground 11 x 2 1/2" cast iron plates to try diamond paste sharpening. Together with paste the cost was about $120. I settled on 2000 grit paste alone, using 1 plate. The 14000 grit proved unnecessary as only the polish at the very...

It is handsome. I am working on one which is overbuilt and more suitable for a tureen. When (if) I complete it, I will post.

Thank you! It took forever. I began in late 2019 expecting to complete it by August 2020 and enter it in the Minnesota State Fair. The fair is a big deal here, with 2 million-plus attendees in 2019. When it was canceled because of COVID, I took a needed break. When I resumed work I realized I...