Hello fellow woodworkers. Rich Christianson asked me recently if I would provide WoodworkingNetwork.com with a little more insight into what inspired me to invent the table saw safety device which we ...
On April 25, 2025, a person was cutting wood on a table saw on campus. After several cuts, they shut off the table saw, but while the blade was still spinning, they attempted to remove a piece of wood ...
What is table saw kickback? Kickback is a situation when wood gets picked up by the blade and violently thrown at you, which happens way faster than you can react. This usually occurs when the ...
Federal regulators are moving closer to implementing new safety standards for table saws. Every year, several thousand Americans cut off their fingers using the tools. Engineers at the Consumer ...
One day about 20 years ago, Tom Noffsinger experienced every woodworker's worst nightmare: One final cut on his table saw before knocking off for the day turned into a trip to the emergency room. It ...
Ben Blatt is a reporter for The Upshot and an amateur woodworker who once received stitches for a band saw injury. What’s it worth to you to minimize the risk of cutting off a finger? $300? $600?