Post #206906 by kaha kii on Wed, Jan 11, 2006 8:55 AM

Aloha again Bruddah!
Howzit? you know cuz, the table saw freaks me out too! no margin for error and you always gotta think safety! Especially us carvers because our hands ARE OUR MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS! Its funny, but you know how they always stereotype shop teachers that have missing fingers? I actually had a shop teacher with missing fingers so Im definitely freaked out by spinning sharp metal! I do know the kick back issue too fo'shua brah! I had a skil saw kick back on me one time while the safety just happen to break, embedding the blade around 1-1/2" into my thigh! 17 stitches and a few vicodin later I had to hop right back on da train and keep working with the scary spinning metal! Needless to say, i did junk the skil saw with the broken safety and now Im REALLY, really careful!

Anyway brah, you make me da kine tiki stool for me someday and Ill "hook" you up with a nice miki'oi tiki makau! Keep up the good work bruddah!

Malama Pono!