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Practical

Safety

Devices

by Marc Adams

recently ran into an old woodworking friend of mine who had his hand all bandaged up, and the first thing he told me was: "I have new respect for my router table."

He went on to say that he was doing something that he knew was dangerous, had done it before and was sure he could get away with it again. The workpiece was definitely too short and sure enough it caught and pulled his hand into the cutter. The first thing I asked him was, "Were you using a push stick and was the guard in place?"

His head sank while his eyes looked at the top of his shoes and he uttered an embarrassed "no." He knew better and he was going to pay the price with a scar for the rest of his life. And even though his fingers were mauled and sore, he knew the accident could have been much, much worse. Throughout

Keep your guard up. To be safe in the shop, you need three things: guards that work, practical safety devices to assist your cuts and good rules to work by.

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