Clever Tool Use You Wouldn't Expect

Here is a clever tool use you wouldn't expect! What I am using are Martinez Tools Stair gauges, and yes you could use your finger, and it would be good enough most of the time but this makes it extremely consistent and is installed in a heartbeat so why not?
I needed to rip a 1/4" off the edge of this treated board and didn't feel like getting my table saw out, but I needed an accurate and consistent cut.
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[@raymondpiper8294]

Ive been a Carpenter 47yrs , last year i was checking out my new cordless saw ..dont know how i done it but i was holding front end and pulled trigger , caught the tip of my index finger and mullered it . Doesnt mattet how much you thimk you know, treat cutting tools with respect at all times ....yeah should have taken my own advice lol

[@bobbyhempel1513]

The difference between what you were doing and what this guy was doing it was he was actually watching where his hands were.

[@stepbackandthink]

Did you run around screaming "Stoopid!, stoopid!, stoopid!, stoopid!, stoopid!"?

[@sasquatch7foot145]

What is the name of this little add-on and where can you get????

[@somenotherdude333]

​@@stepbackandthink5 stoopids really works for me, I have tried using one less and one more but it's just not the same

[@milekh6681]

Remove the battery before any finger fucking of the equipment, only 2 years of carpentry experience speaking though

[@JesusChristisLordofeveryone]

From someone with only 9 fingers left, never ever hold your hand like that on a saw!

[@Watcher413]

I use a pencil to hold the guard up if I 100% need too

[@rdm1156]

Don't put your fingers where you wouldn't put your dink

[@DiscoFang]

Confucius say: “Never take tool advice from someone with 9 fingers.”

[@nicholasdriver8253]

Dang, 9 fingers? I’ve only got 8. And 2 thumbs 🤡 #DadJokes

[@heimdall4148]

Hes holding the freaking blade guard back every carpenter in the world does this.

[@tatertime]

I used to use one of these all the time! After about a decade or so I decided to retire from woodworking, having no fingers made it kinda hard

[@BespokeCarpentry]

How did you type this?

[@tatertime]

@@BespokeCarpentry With my nose

[@BespokeCarpentry]

@TaterTime hey I do that too when I have gloves on. So I basically know what it's like not to have hands too. It's not fun for sure.

[@jamiemichael4190]

@@BespokeCarpentry he inherited Stephen Hawkings wheel chair where he just thought it and it spoke it out

[@BespokeCarpentry]

@Jamie Michael oh my god.. how could i be so insensitive and not think of that. Well, good luck in life hot wheels having no fingers and all

[@Fossman]

We have a good mixture of safety conscious people and “back in my day” people. Comment sections are the best

[@J_Madison]

I’m a little of both but some of neither.

[@garyjones7044]

I'm 64 and back in the day we used to keep are damn hands away from saw blades.

[@jesus2621]

You know back in my days we use to pay proffesionals to do the work

[@stavrosporter1223]

​@@garyjones7044 as it SHOULD BE...

[@PFPTHEGREATEST]

Ive made many rip cuts just holding the front of the saw shoe. I've never had it bind on me while doing so, as the saw is then travelling in a straight line. I've only done this with sheet goods, a knot could cause some trouble. If it did, the saw would kick backwards away from your other hand. Frightening, not harmful. But that's me, use stair gauges if you wish, they are cheaper than whatever this thing is.

[@chalkylover]

Try going faster, it doesn’t sound like the saw is working hard enough

[@manningchiro]

Ha haaaa.. :)

[@digitaull]

😂

[@benjaminfisher5809]

Lol

[@zaxmaxlax]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williamsewell9278]

That's because it's Makita it's a POS should have brought Milwaukee

[@davidnovakovich5583]

“How did you lose your finger?” “Well, I was ripping a board just like this, and ……. damn, there goes another one!”

[@gr8lampini]

He's not trying to straighten the board. He's trying to make the rip the same width the whole length.

[@NMranchhand]

Once in a while, a comment actually makes me chuckle out loud. Thanks.

[@dennis1954]

My first thought, especially with him shoving the saw through the lumber. I was also waiting for the smoke to start pouring out too.

[@joseruiz-cc1mt]

SEGURO eres maestro carpintero 😂

[@GunGuy258]

I laughed way too hard at this.

[@florencehallard3904]

Probably the best Ryan’s kzbin.infoUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans on building a shed is hardly ever found. And Ryan takes the mystery out of different types of foundation options, etc. He even shows how to build a shed with different designs. Very comprehensive, covering different roofing materials, siding, etc.

[@samsnephew3209]

Cordless worm drive makita awesome that slide latch amazing

[@josebarrera-or7bi]

For anyone wondering what they are… they are call stair gauges for framing square.. but also can be use the way he is using them ( not the hand possession thats just stupid) to guide a circular saw ..

[@scottwright388]

I've been out of the stair business for awhile, so I had to look these up. All those years using my little brass gauges with a thumb screw, and now I see these. Although I didn't pay a hundred bucks for mine.

[@sassafrasred6657]

Ive never seen a stair gauge like that before . Learn something new every day.

[@scottwright388]

@@sassafrasred6657 me too and stairs were my working life for over twenty years.

[@rencleavus5213]

@@scottwright388 Still have my brass stair nuts as well, 35+ years and counting.

[@scottwright388]

@@rencleavus5213 that's cool...I bet the thumb screws are smoothed over a bit.

[@trackerbuckmann1627]

There's a handle on top of the saw for a reason. If you'd ever had one bind up and jump, you'd get the picture.

[@haralds4145]

Also saws come with a paralell guide for exactly this. Is a paralell guide known in america?

[@stanhalen247]

A bound-up saw jumps backward. Keep your hands forward of the blade, never behind.

[@jonb3167]

​​@@haralds4145The circular saw was invented in the U.S. and if you need a track for that baby ass cut, go ahead and cut your balls off.

[@b3arwithm3]

​@@haralds4145of course there are and there are dozens of jigs on KZbin for this cut. But dumb people will always do dumb things

[@strizzy239]

@@haralds4145ya we call it a rip fence. It’s also adjustable and can do a much bigger rip than this thing he’s using. I don’t really see the point of his. It’s not often i have to only rip 1/2” off a board

[@jasonnester9514]

Be nice for a description of the tool

[@onlymyopiniontech]

The description of the tool is in the description of this video. Hit the three dots in the upper right corner to get a menu to the description.

[@trinarock8643]

It's a stair guage being used to rip without using a line to use as a guide.

[@jasonnester9514]

@@trinarock8643 ah

[@TallKulWmn1]

@@onlymyopiniontechyou just taught me about the 3 dots that I’d never paid attention to before this. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@fishhuntadventure]

I’ll describe it: it’s a thingie made to separate you from your dollars that is no different in application than the several Porter Cable and Makita rip guides that came with good saws 35-40 years ago and are/were more accurate and versatile. There…! :)

[@emmaangaea4517]

If your boards are not square, neither is that cut 😂

[@IIVQ]

It's probably pretty square. Just nit straight.

[@mattredfern1339]

square edge? that's on the angle of the soul plate on the saw fella, that's how we set the blade square if that's the desired cut the timber has nothing to do with it it's all on the tool and the operator.

[@emmaangaea4517]

@mattredfern1339 If the board is bowed as construction lumber usually is, means you're riding with that bow, unless you're running it through a jointer first, it doesn't matter what you're attached to............ feller

[@mattredfern1339]

@@emmaangaea4517 let me quickly cast my mind back. '77 grandad gave i my first lesson in woodworking and ok i was only 5 at the time but having expressed an interest watching him rehanging his bathroom door that was me hooked. worked in many different fields within my trade having started out a bench joiner from house building to boat building and pretty much everything else between once i'd escaped the homeless trap after i left school, took i roughly 3 years. so yh with all these decades a woodworker and still sporting 8 fingers and 2 thumbs do please keep kidding yourself You can tell me how to do what You don't know how...

[@mattredfern1339]

@@emmaangaea4517 or would You prefer i tried a less technically rich explanation of why you're comment about square concerning timber basically says "let me tell You i know nothing about woodworking without telling You i know nothing about woodworking"... it's told plane in my last or nearly last sentence. even know what a jointer is do You or did You get it from anothers reply to a similar comment on this post? i do ask a great many rhetorical questions btw.

[@stevenhughes5001]

That's a good thing if the edges of the board are straight and not warped

[@matthewmiller4747]

Yup

[@metatechnologist]

Actually maybe not if you want the piece you're sawing off to be uniform in thickness.

[@Mr13147]

@@metatechnologist wich is never the case

[@theOneandOnlyhomieG]

@@Mr13147 unless you're an actual carpenter 😅

[@chrisburns5691]

@@Mr13147 why would it never be the case? Sometimes have to fir something out or whatever so need a rip that is consistent.

[@MovieMakingMan]

Does that tool come with instructions on where the closest emergency clinics are and how to place severed fingers on ice to preserve them to attempt to reattach?

[@user-wz1ux8bl8z]

Kind of a slick gadget but I've always just pinched the front of the saw table and used my index finger as a guide. Works very well and after 38 yrs still have all my fingers !! Experience prevails. 😊

[@Bill_1639]

I do the exact same thing, I don’t have any idea what this little thing is called though

[@jimgish86]

Be nice for rough redwood tho, keep the splinters out of index✌️

[@roncatton7101]

Just hope you keep em!

[@mjolnirswrath23]

​@@jimgish86use your Fingernail as a Slide...

[@coryernewein]

Experience and common sense go a long, long way🤙

[@duanewilson3941]

He's not the only one I've seen do it but man, it makes me nervous with his hand so close to the blade.

[@TheKurtTribute]

It’s not a good practice, however if the saw were to bind it would push towards his body, away from his left hand, so there isn’t much real danger.

[@elricofarmer1561]

I swear, had to watch a 2nd time. I thought he was using his artificial limb to guide the saw at first glance!

[@reneclaasen6706]

Hand next to grinder blade.. Yeeeeeeha..

[@DiscoFang]

Haha EVERY experienced builder does this. So many mother in laws driving from the backseat.

[@megaghostly1]

@@DiscoFang ok sure bud. I have worked with many..none did this

[@stevewalls5070]

Wish we could see how straight the cut is/ it’s what ever the board was / any type of edge guide is only as good as the edge

[@gonzaloarrieta1758]

There is always a girl complaining

[@danielwolfe8]

Obviously not trying to take the crown off

[@tanja8907]

Cls brah, cls.

[@snakemgs3766]

If there was another wheel at the back, then i would buy that tool...

[@alec4672]

We're not building cabinets here guy 😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@rpwolfe72]

Cmon guys, I rip boards like that all the time and I still have all 8 of my fingers 😂

[@BeasleyStreet]

Never ceases to amaze me the complete misunderstanding of the use of a machine, you might as work blindfolded so you don't get see your fingers on the floor.

[@msquared9605]

I have finally found the light. I never would have expected that a saw was used to actually cut pieces of lumber

[@b3arwithm3]

But really he is showing how to use a saw to cut fingers

[@adultonsetwoodworking]

​@@b3arwithm3😂 5 per hand is just too damn many... much easier to 3 or 4 into skinny jean pockets!

[@michaelcolburn829]

That's a slick little gadget. What is it and where can I get one. I normally pinch the plate with my thumb and index finger to do a rip like that. Looks a little safer your way lol.

[@dcyphrz8532]

Same.

[@Jaime688]

Must be not endorsed

[@dcyphrz8532]

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[@user-tu9fc3es9s]

Its a Martinez stair gauge

[@stefengullicksen38]

​@@user-tu9fc3es9sthank you sir!

[@BM-fs6ho]

Woo! That hand is mighty close to that blade!

[@TheRealGOTdurrrred]

Enjoy your fingers while they last.👍

[@VLXVNDR]

Here’s a video showing how great this attachment works on my circular saw and then I won’t actually tell you anything about it, what it’s called or where they are available from…. Side note - As a tiler that uses angle grinders all day cutting tiles, my fingers are closer than this guys to the blade. Safer than the drive to work I guarantee.

[@downbytheriver501]

Tile saws burn, wood blades sever.

[@corr6462]

Did you figure it out yet

[@VLXVNDR]

@@downbytheriver501 Wood blades definitely take off a finger easily but I can attest that tile blades spinning at 12,000rpm on an angle grinder definitely do more than just burn…

[@VLXVNDR]

@@corr6462 Figure what out? I didn’t ask a question or say I was confused.

[@downbytheriver501]

@@VLXVNDR oh? I wouldn't know. I have limited experience with them, just go by what my tiling buddy says. I bet they'd hurt like hell regardless!

[@jxg1652]

Me seeing this: Wow, looks unsafe. Me, reading comments: Well, now I know why many carpenters are missing fingers.

[@Lbeezy94]

In this trade your lucky if you leave it with all your body parts in tact, makita trim router almost took off my left thumb. Comminuted fracture in the middle portion , it hasn’t been the same since and will never be again.

[@markjohnson9495]

Carpeters don't lose fingers. But this guy might.

[@n0rbt]

@@Lbeezy94 how did a router get your hand

[@TCSwizz2]

I’ve never actually met a carpenter who was missing fingers

[@ianebersole2374]

Common practice to guide the board your index and hold your blade guard up with your thumb so it doesn't jam.

[@timyanke9559]

I have a similar tool, it's my thumb and index finger. works great

[@NickFortier]

Yeah, i do that too ;) still have all 10

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

But the splinters though.

[@NickFortier]

@@larrynorsworthy8582 meh

[@andrewrowe8768]

You know that during the time the ai got them Earth's defensive forces would have been in overdrive to build massive hidden fleets "just in case"

[@benstrandlien2163]

Great gadget! I just deal with the slivers in my finger clamp.

[@2869may]

Finger clamps are always right there and easily adjusted....

[@misterm7086]

Oh, I gonna buy that red and black thing you attach to a circular saw. You know, that red and black thing.

[@rickramirez3235]

I have red and black things for sale

[@DiscoFang]

What’s a red and black (and white) thing that goes circular (round and round) … A nun in a blender.

[@rickramirez3235]

@@DiscoFang 😳

[@ishtlutz1261]

Hahahahahahhahahahahha

[@ixilancerixi3195]

Red and black thing 😂 i believe its called the finger remover 3000

[@kefwals8722]

I've always just pinched the deck with my fingers using my knuckle as the guide. Cuts about as straight as you can get.

[@orobinczaia5527]

A couple Framing Square Stair Gauges work good too! Old Skool!

[@realestreaIist]

I see alot of people giving this guy a hard time about how he has his hand really close and what not. Give the guy a break, he's ginger, he doesn't know any better.🤷‍♂️

[@hexZ06]

🤣🤣

[@MrBenjiman78]

😛🤣🤣🤣

[@Ball_drips]

As a fellow ginger i can concur, we don’t know any better

[@pitopeterson6422]

He is a Hazzard to Himself

[@B.r.i.a.n.1]

Its a Martinez MTZ stair Gauge for everyone asking. $139 for the set.

[@C69FH]

Thank you for that info 😉👍

[@hmtrimworks7148]

Martinez is way overpriced… whoever buys is a sucker IMO… but hey, A chacun son propre

[@DiscoFang]

Or mini vice-grips for $5.

[@JimKJeffries]

Thank you sir, thank you

[@mahmoodkhan6623]

But isn't it dangerous to have fingers so close to the blade? Can I keep my fingers far?

[@user-gold501]

Guiding it by his hand and then showing us a guide we need to use . What a legend.

[@luisherrera1613]

Give this guy some credit.The dude is a Pro, he knows what he is doing, just like many of us who do the same. But definitely not advised for beginners.

[@brianrozell-hq6pr]

So it's OK for a "pro" to give unsafe advice to a beginner?

[@rolls_8798]

what's happened to those adjustable sleds/guides that you could put in a slot at the front of the table? My 30 year old Makita, ancient unknown saw, and 10 year old Ozito all have them

[@mechminded2207]

Theyre still supplied with them. They're just prone to damage and are bigger. Of course, smaller like this thing also means higher chance of losing it, and it has lower functionality.

[@malcolmmeer9761]

I have a Skil saw my dad purchased in 1948 with a guide. Still use it

[@aeroflopper]

even my cheapo battery one has that guide rail, seems more you pay the less you get

[@rolls_8798]

@@mechminded2207 in all of them you can flip the guide upside down and push it in so all of it is within the area of the table, this means virtually no chance for damage or loss. depending on the length, you might end up with some of the rod sticking out of the other side, but if you cut off that extra length, you'd still have like 6 times the capability of this thing and a rough scale for length. Seems like this thing would be much easier to lose and does not have nearly enough of a reference plane to provide straight cuts (for an amateur at least) especially with the position of it and it's sharp hexagonal face (compared to the lead-in curve and flat face of the sleds) Edit: don't mind the talk about hexagons, got confused about a very similar product I saw on another short, and I didn't realise you meant that this one was easier to lose and had lower functionality which is basically what I said. The other points still stand, but carry on.

[@rolls_8798]

@@malcolmmeer9761 it'll outlive us all.

[@donaldduck4867]

Great spot to hold your fingers!😳

[@BlankSlate1111]

He'll learn......... eventually

[@TFLUFFY.]

Yeah he's holding the blade guard up

[@2869may]

Don't be scared homie.... That's how it's done.

[@allanc.finnical4445]

There's a nice black handle on top of that saw where his left hand should go, so he can control the saw if it binds up and then kicks back wildly.

[@allanc.finnical4445]

There can be two types of people on a job site who don't care about safety. Young guns who want to speed through the day and want to impress their boss with how much work they can do, and more experienced guys who like to say, I've done this a thousand times (unsafely) and I haven't gotten hurt. "Yet." Slow the young ones down and show them how easy it is to do it safely. Share stories with the experienced guys and they start talking about how they broke an arm doing this, injured their eye, because..., strained their back doing this...

[@seanmurphy2302]

That's cool. Save me from getting splinters when I use my index finger as a guide.

[@geraldscarff8097]

Gloves ..

[@ccreutzig]

@@geraldscarff8097 Gloves near a spinning blade? Not for me, thanks.

[@spiralnapkin]

😂

[@deplorableredneck4.02]

@@geraldscarff8097 no gloves for me either

[@HughWoo]

@@geraldscarff8097 you’ve lost your mind

[@deplorableredneck4.02]

I can do the same thing with my thumb on the saw and finger running along the wood ..best part FREE

[@chuckmckee2741]

Now that is how it works.

[@chuckmckee2741]

Yep and as long as your finger is in front of the skid plate no cuts. I do it all the time.

[@dantyler6907]

Weird... I can SMELL the cut wood when I watch this!

[@darthcerebrus5074]

Looks more like a "How to amputate a body part at home" video.

[@TheRosiebeam]

As someone who's had an accident with a 240v circ, I would never put my hand there. If you want to move the guard force a pencil in between the lever and the body then place both hands where they're supposed to be

[@TheRosiebeam]

​@@BCOwingsNot so, when it kicks the damage will be done in half a second. the only way to avoid that is to keep your body outside the kick arc

[@mworld]

Not sure how I feel about putting my hands near the blade.

[@zephyr1408]

Then u should not ? Him he has tons of experience and knows what he is doing? You are inexperienced and probably should not ? I use a saw - a lot something I don’t do and other can ? My dad would stick a board on his foot and split it in half with his 6.5” worm drive skill with a hot motor in it! He was a framer and contractor for 50 years! I would not criticize Kyle or question him? He is an amazing talented builder! It’s all dangerous! That job is flat dangerous I know I hv scars to prove it.

[@2869may]

I'ma guess you not a carpenter...?

[@dcmirk]

Most talented carpenter in the world right here. A true genius of the craft.

[@Mjs_74]

For those freaked out about his hand placement....if he only uses his right hand to rip and keep pressure on the guide the saw would bind. Adding pressure to the guide gives him the ability to just rip the wood. Know your surroundings and your tools, you will be just fine. Well some of you will, others have no business using power tools and it shows

[@michaelmcclellan9422]

Absolutely, leave it to us professionals.

[@Shawn-zt3gv]

Lol no it won't. His hand placement is dumb and he's asking to lose a finger

[@UserNameAnonymous]

"Know your tool" means understanding the things that can go wrong when you least expect it.

[@michaelmcclellan9422]

@Shawn-zt3gv so the saw is going to magically jump over and bite his fingers?? Or are his fingers going to magically slip from his pinched grip with the base of the saw?? Points of contact, are you familiar with the concept? You keep doing you and let us that work in the trades every day do what we do. Lol.

[@Shawn-zt3gv]

@@michaelmcclellan9422 ain't no magic about it. Kick back is a real thing. This is a bad idea

[@michaeldavid3500]

Everyone who's never used a saw chiming in on the way he's holding it and not the attachment 😂

[@austen9556]

On god I learned how to use a skill saw when I was little like maybe 7 or 8 with no direction how to use it and the Guard on the saw would get stuck it’s a miracle I’m alive

[@nathanclark2780]

Yeah, it’s amateur hour.

[@richardcranium9663]

Ahhhh fuuuccckk this made me tense up. Idk man im still keeping my hands and fingers clear of that saw no matter what tool you have on there.

[@TFLUFFY.]

He's holding the guard up lol every framer or carpenter that's every used a saw holds the guard up on cuts close to the edge of the board

[@garymericano]

@@TFLUFFY. mine clips in place if I need it held up. If it didn't I'd just remove it. The guard is there for safety purposes, but its counter productive if it makes it 50% safer 90% of the time but 100% less safe 10% of the time. I bet you'd find a lot of 9 fingered carpenters who hood their guard back like that, lol Especially on a job site, you cant anticipate everything going on around you, say you hit a hard knot or a nail in the board or some new guy is walking by with the coffees and trips on an extension cord and instead of ditching the coffees or taking the fall he tries to steady himself with the board you're cutting. Now you're missing the only 2 fingers that your wife cares about, you're covered in scalding hot coffee, you're bleeding all over the only good set of prints, and the worst part is that you and everyone else has to attend an extra hour long safety meeting this week and you're going to blame the FNG, but everyone else is going to blame you because you should have known better.

[@2869may]

We shimmed the guard up all the time...

[@thurlravenscroft2572]

Wow … using a saw to cut would. I never, in a million years would have thought of that. Thanks for the tip!!!

[@skilletman16]

I mean, I wouldn't put my fingers that close, but this cut isn't that unusual.

[@manuelsuda]

To all the home Depot Carpenters, that is how you guide cut. If you don't want to cut your fingers then pay attention.

[@matthewfeirstine8609]

Thats how you guide cut. Im pretty sure thatis not in the instructions to the saw nor in any safety classes would they recommend that you use it that way. I dont think osha would be passing that as ok. Its a choice not the a correct way. Stop trying to pass ur preferences as facts.

[@mattredfern1339]

@@matthewfeirstine8609 good luck being a competitive site carpenter.

[@viscous3936]

I bet that little device is also hallow, so when he lops off the finger, hes also got his own fingy casket.

[@cedarpoplar]

Try ripping 1/4" on a 2×4 along the grain on its 1-1/2" side. You use two studs together to balance the circular saw. Nail the two studs together, chalkline the one. Cut one side of the stud first. Then flip the studs and do the other side to meet the first cut. Try to be as accurate as you can. Sometimes you just got to figure things out best way you can. Just make sure you got a sharp blade and a strong wrist. Keep your hand steady 👌

[@meshedgears2794]

Well interesting use of a 100 dollar stair clamp. personally the 15 dollar "C" clamp from vise grip is my choice and it gives a handle to keep my little fingers away from the blade. The C clamps also hang from a tool belt easy to find for me anyway

[@barirwin8559]

Whats the purpose of this clamp in stair building ?

[@johnb4267]

Field table saws are a lot cheaper than trips to the ER to maybe reattach the fingers....and a hell of a lot safer.

[@badhorse1640]

As someone who cut about 2/3 of their thumb nail off with a circ saw, you're shaking hands with danger

[@davidhorsley1149]

We used to do something similar when we had to make long rips with a saw with no fence. We would lock a pair of vise grip "style" locking pliers to the toe of the shoe on the saw at the width of our rips. The handles on the pliers also extended further out in front of the saw giving a little more to hold if you felt the need to two hand the saw.

[@EternalResonance]

i use my 2 fingers

[@leehaelters6182]

David, thanks for telling about that one. I like it a lot, gonna use it!

[@openyoureyes3113]

And I’m guessing you got to keep all your fingers. Fuck the Thumbs cut them off That’s what this guys thinking.

[@frankvadnais3536]

Yup. I had an old timer teach me that one in about 1986. I’ve used that many times.

[@leviwilliams4167]

That's brilliant

[@matthewkuhns9297]

Damn bro is that a worm drive and there’s only 3/4” between 3 fingers and that blade? Aren’t they known to kick right back as soon as it binds up the slightest bit

[@castellanjp]

they have a kick back sensor and the motor brake engages if it detects kick back. still wouldn't ever put my hand that close to the blade. i'd jam the blade guard open instead of holding it with my thumb. also use that nice handle on top.

[@artcflowers]

​@@castellanjpwhat's that attachment called that he is dangerously holding?

[@castellanjp]

@@artcflowers his hand in front. the blade guard held open and his other fingers on the base plate.

[@artcflowers]

@@castellanjp thanks for the refresher course but I'm referring to the metal cylindrical device he is holding with his left hand.

[@richardlea818]

@@artcflowersi think its a stair knock. They’re little knobs meant to attach to a framing square to lock in an angle. Guys use them for setting up stair stringers, because you repeat the same angle 12 or 13 times, and with those knocks on, you basically have a jumbo speed square for that angle.

[@erikn3377]

His hand is on the guard up front on top. If the saw were to kick, it would roll over backwards nose down. His hand placement is fine.

[@newenglandyankeeliving5052]

I always just pinch the saw plate and use my hand as a guide

[@tonytregillus700]

Me too! I learned from the guy who taught me carpentry. People think you're crazy until you show them the piece you cut is as straight as a tablesaw.

[@51-FS]

Same here

[@ProleDaddy]

I envision being all out stabbed by a massive splinter and thousands of small ones.

[@cheapthrills49]

@@ProleDaddy gotta have man hands ol son

[@MachoManAndySavage125]

@@cheapthrills49 exactly. Had one long day with T111 where my finger was bloody by the end and it's never hurt again.

[@arc1welds]

...oh yeah...use the handle and prevent a bad accident. You can never predict a sudden kick-back or other unexpected circumstance. Keep all your fingers🤲

[@TFLUFFY.]

You can 100% predict a sudden kick back in the saw. If you cut like a blind person and can't follow a simple pencil mark and get so far off the line you try to force the saw back to your line that's the only way a circular saw is going to bind and kick in which case it will kick backwards it's not like it'll kick and jump 10 feet in the air. If you have string bean arms and can't handle a simple kick back on a saw then you shouldn't be using it

[@andrewj3177]

I am a woodworker for 9 years, from a third world where safety isnt really priority, and i am doing this sometimes also, but seeing other people do that still give me an anxiety haha

[@9thnwalnut]

If you know anything about cutting pressure-treated lumber, this video tells you all you need to know about the Makita saw. That thing is a beast!

[@nathanbowersox1234]

Incredible how many KZbin circular saw professionals are out there. Good job you DIYers! I’m sure your kitchen remodel turned out great with your epoxy countertops!

[@p4fizzle]

LOL

[@bobbyhempel1513]

Yeah this guy is not getting a straight rip because he is using an unstraight edge now tell me how much more you don't know.

[@satunday]

Oh yeah, love how you held the guard down after you started the cut, it's like you can only do 1 thing at a time. You sir are the ultimate tool.

[@joshb6993]

When you're ripping off a strip this narrow sometimes the guard jams. Calm down

[@XXXCRSPL]

Sounds like your the tool tool

[@SammyHelsper]

I'm a professional carpenter... sometimes it's necessary to put your hand in chopping potential places when out in the field last time I checked it's called caution bunch of trolls on this short.

[@nomdutilisateur]

This guy deserves a "high 4"

[@davidschlarp1606]

Unless you're making lattice out of perfectly straight wood I'm not sure what else you need this for

[@ronniebuchanan6575]

Well if you have a 5.5 wide board and you need a 5.25 wide board. Then you rip a quarter inch off off it.

[@l3eaver]

Assuming you could tighten it down anywhere along the front edge of the ski

[@MattStultz]

Taking the rounded edge off to have square lumber.

[@charlieboutin3341]

Yeah Bob..the guide works great! Hey could you help me get my fingers out of the saw please..I’m gonna try to have them reattached. 🤘

[@jeffharper7579]

But if you lose enough fingers you get disability don't you😵😳☝😵😵😵

[@ericcann2394]

If it's clipped onto the table why risk holding it with your hand. It was invented to keep seasoned Carpenters from pinching the table I'm sure!

[@lil-j-waters]

3:45 given all the variables, this is the best rule of thumb / starting point to me. why not trust the blade manufacturer

[@raypatchkin9535]

Seems like a fancy gadget when holding your finger as a guide works just as well

[@christophercrawford2736]

It may work, but with how thin of a rip that is, I don’t think I’d want my fingers there.

[@DiscoFang]

If only the saw manufacturers made an adjustable guide that came with the saw to make consistent straight cuts easily … uuhhh wait, uhhh they DO.

[@zkdcharge]

Who does it?

[@DiscoFang]

@@zkdcharge Everyone. It’s called a rip fence.

[@minato4203]

@@DiscoFang it’s pretty rare that the saw comes with one now a days.

[@DiscoFang]

@@minato4203 Rare? Makitas do, DeWalts do.

[@steveessig6739]

That things ghetto as hell plus it’s too big yeah I know like he said 🧔🏿‍♀️

[@jacobishii6121]

Wow......I never would have thought to cut wood with a saw.You were right

[@Watcher413]

I like to use a table saw and with long boards I have a few adjustable jacks with rollers ontop. Perfect cut every time

[@bjgarbacz1]

He's in the middle of a field putting a barn up...

[@cerealkilla378]

Table saw would have trouble with wet treated lumber unless you support the shit out of it to do it alone and that takes too much time. Worm drive is better and less wear on the table saw.

[@ronaldterry2234]

@@bjgarbacz1 my be in the middle of a field but he got tools out saw bucks generator

[@Watcher413]

@@ronaldterry2234 I’ve had some remote jobs before and yeah a generator does come in handy I keep one inside of my utility truck. Tools on the side generator locked up in the bed. And as I said I use jacks with rollers so it’s supported and takes maybe two minutes to set up so even wet or heavy wood isn’t an issue and my table saw hasn’t had any issues but then again I built my own so it’s a bit more durable than a regular table saw. I had inherited some vintage tools from my grandpa and I converted a 1950’s bench grinder to run a saw blade and welded a warehouse for it which I have supported by a metal base that folds in to make it easier for transport and storage and bolted on a wood top which I shave down once in awhile when the wood surface gets bad. The surface maybe could do better as plastic in terms of sliding wood on it but I haven’t encountered any issues from it affecting my work. Trust me I know this sounds like a Frankenstein table saw but the table doesn’t wobble and the rpms are pretty good and I’m able to replace the blade and use to cut metal without issue. In the 7 years of owning it and a fast clean up it hasn’t done me wrong. And prefer that over the last few store bought table saws I own. Before you ask I do carpentry and welding but lean towards welding so I enjoy more durable tools.

[@chrisburns5691]

Depends what you're doing. Framing or more finishing work.

[@absoluteqw]

Might seem unsafe, but I have always used my finger to guide the cuts. You learn to respect the tool, and keep away from the spinning bits. I have never been cut, but got plenty of splinters doing it that way.

[@ExergameStation]

Using your finger like that is NOT respecting the tool

[@creativesuit1930]

Sure it is, as long as you hold your finger in the front and not behind the tool.

[@catslivesmatter1268]

And now I have to use one finger to use my keyboard 😂

[@marcoslarini4670]

I use Scotch tape in my finger when I ripping wood

[@deplorableredneck4.02]

@@ExergameStation all of us do it with or thumb holding the saw and finger on the wood

[@IndianaDiy]

Martinez tools are Awesome! That’s a smart idea for a Stair Gauge use.

[@questadilla]

I feel like there’s a giant gap in the people who see their shorts and the ones who watch their post beam build series.

[@anthonywyche6027]

What is the name of the attachment you put on the side of your saw?

[@SUNNYCLOUDBUNNY]

Looks like a Martinez framing square stair gauge ... Not sure if he's makin those anymore though?

[@SUNNYCLOUDBUNNY]

Yup, just looked it up he's still making them. They go for a pretty penny though lmao.

[@210pine]

Where can I find one of these and what are they called?

[@tdotw77]

@squijig stair guide for framing squares👍🏻👌🏻🛠️📐✏️📏🖐🏻🪓😀🍻

[@UnionStrong]

As a seasoned carpenter that wouldnt think twice about piching the plate, i would use this, and promote it.

[@TheGhujg]

You can probably use stair gauges on the saw the same way

[@03buga]

Rule number one, never have your hands anywhere near the blade

[@davidgraham8739]

Never worked around construction guys before huh? This is how yiu get stuff done. His hand was fine

[@b3arwithm3]

​@@davidgraham8739don't think construction guys are the brightest. They won't do construction to start with.

[@b3arwithm3]

Rule #1 use your brain.

[@tecc8380]

Some of us actually understand saws and their behavior so well it scares the average person. These saws kick backward so his hand is fine. If you get cut, you lost your awareness.

[@danpease8395]

Love to see someone working on the dangerous side of a skilsaw. Super brainiac!

[@VETERANMASTER]

I’ll just continue to use my kreg saw guide.

[@elidyson256]

Kreg and Dremel has changed the game for affordability and safety. Not the best but I sure love it a lot!

[@flumyxx]

Them: "So anyway the saw jumped and that's how I lost my fingers." The waitress at Denny's: "....And you're sure you want the Nachos?"

[@rickramirez3235]

I don't believe that, not for a second

[@bobbyhempel1513]

No it's just all jumped it would have went to the right away from the hand but tell me you don't know anything about tools or construction without telling me.

[@b3arwithm3]

​@@bobbyhempel1513love it when people try to justify dumb practices with how good they are in controlling the tools. They are your fingers, feel free to take the gamble

[@TimTimTomTom]

@@b3arwithm3 It's the direction the saw will kick, if it binds. Nothing to do with control. You people.

[@b3arwithm3]

@@TimTimTomTom ok dummy. I suppose you never saw freak accidents.

[@wearenotamused6455]

I've been using my rafter square nuts for this for years.

[@lhtsnakes1]

Jesus Christ the hand placement

[@vicO1323]

There's a reason they put the black handle on top of the saw. Safety first.

[@icefisher1171]

Lol. Don't know much about anything, do ya? Back to your sandbox, kid.

[@craftedheim]

😂

[@portaamber]

Hold TF on.....I've been wondering how I could make cuts like this w/o A table saw... 🤯

[@debluetailfly]

Most saws used to come with an edge guide.

[@hohohohehehe6910]

Use the guide that comes with the saw

[@garymericano]

If I had to take ⅛❞ off the short edge on a full length of board I'd probably just use a plane

[@thegolfnut812]

Johnny cut of his finger... His whole finger? No, the one next to it.

[@johngalt5205]

This is one reason tracksaws were invented.

[@CyberTransport]

That cordless Makita has lots of power!!

[@premiercconstruction]

Beautiful 🤩 I have been using my thumb for years.

[@glennwall552]

LOL but did you get the weave too

[@wtfbbqbye]

They make table saws for a reason... I can see this thing being useful if you use some sort of push stick instead of your fingers

[@lesmcc8103]

Kids cool! You can almost see what it is

[@brandtstone7744]

Where did you get that tool. ? Man I could have used it so many times!

[@mikepierce4657]

Safety is no accident.