DANGER ZONE: Woodworking Secrets to KEEP your fingers!

[@sapelesteve]

Excellent advice! I would also add, never be in a rush when working in the shop and never/ever work when you are feeling tired. Safety First at all times! 👍👍

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes! That's another good one

[@am2dan]

Great video! A list of specific rules to run through in your head before starting an operation sounds like an aviator's checklist -- they don't take off until they've hit every item on that list every single time. Airplanes and power tools can both maim or kill you.

[@EveningWoodworker]

I enjoy aviation too, so that's a great comparison!

[@hajot54]

All beginners (and not just those) should have to watch this video. ;-))))

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yeah it's a good reminder for all of us

[@jamesshelton233]

Thanks for keeping us safe!

[@EveningWoodworker]

That's what friends are for!

[@philwoodard5439]

Great info - I also find that if something isn’t work well and it’s driving my stress and frustration levels up that it’s time to walk away. Grab a beverage of choice and come back tomorrow.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yep, sometimes it's better to just start again another day

[@jpvlsmv2023]

For supporting the board, I’ll drop the table saw blade and guide the board through the full cut- a dry run that finds infeed as well as outfeed overextension, plus looking for unstable miter-guides and pinch points

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes! That's a great way to do it!

[@robertmclellan3541]

Great advice for sure. I once used using a hand circular saw to trim a fence post. I was at the end of a long day, only had two left to cut when I lost focus and trimmed my thumbnail! I immediately put the saw down and ended my work day!! Gotta stay focused for every cut!

[@EveningWoodworker]

That sounds like a really close call! Glad you took a break after that

[@MrDazthaman]

Solid content pal and sound advice. Much appreciated

[@EveningWoodworker]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mr.GucciClass1A]

Fantastic! This should be a required video for all new woodworkers! Kudos man 👍

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! If only there was a way to make everybody see it!

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Great tips - I was ripping a chunk of alder wood for table legs on my table saw. I noticed that there was so much internal stress that even with the riving knife it was binding badly. I stopped the table saw immediately, pulled it out and used a manual tip saw to finish the cut. I let the wood rest for a week to do its thing and later used hand tools to finish it off.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Dang that's a lot of built-up tension!

[@Erik_The_Viking]

@@EveningWoodworkerYeah tell me about it! That was scary. I've never seen wood move like that.

[@solavisa]

Great reminders for me. I don’t yet own a table saw, but hope to one day. My scary tool is my miter saw and I go through a mental checklist (twice) before touching the “on" switch!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Good thinking!

[@thewestendwoodworker]

Great information Jared. We can never hear it too much! You are a great teacher.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@chispas4861]

I have just discovered your channel. Watched several video.truly well done. Just subbed. Only the second woodworking channel I have compelled to do it. Great job.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you! Welcome aboard!

[@cougar1861]

Excellent. "End-of-the-cut" is most important!!!

[@dave23024]

Great video! I've noticed that most places I've worked at are crazy about chop saws. They'll just throw a temp on one with little or no training and wish him luck.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yeah that's a recipe for disaster...

[@davebenedum9253]

Great video, nice refresher even for the experienced woodworker. Complacency is very dangerous!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Agreed! Thank you!

[@hydroponikstuttgart4515]

I become a huge fan of self adhesive foam rubber. Its really cheap and u can glue it on the bottom of push sticks for better adhesion. Also make wider push sticks for more pressure and better control. Cheers

[@EveningWoodworker]

Good idea! I'll have to try that rubber.

[@robertast.esprit7679]

Awesome info. Thank you

[@EveningWoodworker]

You're welcome!

[@chrisp.76]

Thanks for the info.

[@5ElementsWoodworking]

"Oops, too late." - Sean of the 9 fingers. // Seriously, the most dangerous tool in your shop is you! Rushing, knowing something is shady and doing it anyway, forgetting to wear protective gear, not knowing how to use a tool, being distracted, etc, etc. This video is a great reminder.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I'm glad it helped

[@chrisp.76]

Plastic push stick are more likely to explode when hit by a blade. Wood is much better and the ones with foam feathers.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha yeah the plastic ones I have are the least used.

[@philwoodard5439]

Thanks!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you, sir!

[@darodes]

The momentum tip is SO easy to overlook…. I’ve grunted through some denser wood on an underpowered saw and chewed up my push block. If that was my hand, it would have been catastrophic

[@EveningWoodworker]

That's fortunate that you had the push stick there. Momentum is serious business

[@darodes]

@@EveningWoodworker no doubt, great tips!

[@rich2395]

Well said! I teach 7th and 8th graders and have one rule that under no circumstances will I flex on and that is no cell phones on the shop floor. Distractions cause accidents.

[@EveningWoodworker]

That's another great rule!

[@Sun_bamboo]

So cool ❤❤❤

[@vernsteinbrecker3759]

Great video

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@tom.coomes]

That’s A Glimpse Inside push stick. Did you send Chris the design you wanted on it?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Good catch! Yes Chris @aglimpseinside is a good friend of mine and the last time I went down to Florida he made me a custom one. He did the design work on it too.

[@tom.coomes]

@@EveningWoodworker That’s awesome! I have been watching his videos for a few years. He is a great guy.

[@stevel8980]

Should have talked about a circular saw. I ran a circular saw across 4 fingers on my left hand when the saw hit a staple in the wood and kicked back. Took 4 surgeries to put my fingers back together.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Oh man, glad they got it back together. The same rules should apply, it's just that with a circular saw, the blade isn't stationary so you have to keep a larger "path of the blade" clear in both the front and back of the saw.

[@siebe41]

Sawstops still kick back. Even if you may not cut your hand off, you're still in danger if you go too fast and don't do things right.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes good point. The riving knife is what helps reduce the kickbacks. The safety feature just keeps you from getting seriously injured.

[@steveh8724]

@@EveningWoodworker I would say: "The blade brake feature of SawStop table saws reduces the chance of serious injury caused by direct contact with the spinning blade." What's different with this wording? 1) No safety feature "...keeps you from being seriously injured." At best they reduce certain risks. 2) SawStop braking of the blade does not specifically protect the user from kickback (as you rightly point out, the riving knife does REDUCE that risk).

[@troyqueen9503]

You mentioned that you’re saw stop trips out 🤪

[@psychedelic-guitar-art]

[@boofuls]

First safety rule is don't wear jewellery ,especially 💍