Post #45240 by Tiki King on Wed, Jul 30, 2003 10:01 AM

Power tools need to be respected. When I was about 17 I was using a table saw. Now, I grew up in a wood shop, my father and grandfather father were woodbutchers. I was often lectured about proper use of push sticks, saftey equipment, etc. I started using the table saw at about 13, and by 16 got pretty cocky. I discovered that with the blade set right, and the fence taken off, you can use it like a shaper to rough carve. Well, one day I was doing just that when the blade caught a knot, kicked the wood back, and my hand dropped on to the blade, splitting my thumb in half. It all happened in less than a half second, but I learned a lot of respect in that quick moment. Needless to say, I do nothing like that anymore...

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[ Edited by: Tiki King on 2003-07-30 10:02 ]