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Which wood working power tool... #8041685 01/06/24 11:48 AM 01/06/24 11:48 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7,411 NC B bowhunter27295 OP trapper
bowhunter27295 OP trapper B Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7,411 NC	.... scares you the most to work with. Mine is the router. Scares me how fast that thing could take off a finger tip. How many lies will people believe before they realize their own idiocy?

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041688 01/06/24 11:50 AM 01/06/24 11:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,226 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,226 Wisconsin	Table Saw. Had a bad kick-back experience with one when I was in 8th Grade Shop class. Have not used one since. Moosetrot

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041692 01/06/24 11:54 AM 01/06/24 11:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 3,665 North central Iowa B Bob_Iowa trapper
Bob_Iowa trapper B Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 3,665 North central Iowa	A toss up between a shaper making door panels a large cutter spinning fast and under pressure could break the spindle, or the tablesaw as wood can kick back really fast and a local guy just lost his spleen to this as a thin strip of wood came back and went into him.

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041696 01/06/24 12:03 PM 01/06/24 12:03 PM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7,411 NC B bowhunter27295 OP trapper
bowhunter27295 OP trapper B Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 7,411 NC	I remember in shop class running a board across a jointer. I feel a slight bump and then hear a loud bang. I pick up the board and notice a quarter moon missing from the corner. Apparently there was a knot on the corner and the jointer removed it hastily. The bang was the knot hitting the radiator heater in the classroom a good 10-12 yards away. Never will forget the teacher's head look out from his desk sideways and shake his head looking at us. Still makes me giggle. How many lies will people believe before they realize their own idiocy?

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041715 01/06/24 12:22 PM 01/06/24 12:22 PM
Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,365 Interior Alaska O Oh Snap trapper
Oh Snap trapper O Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,365 Interior Alaska	Being a carpenter in my early years all power tools are dangerous and used them all. The most dangerous that I owned was a power feed by far. I sold it! I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041717 01/06/24 12:26 PM 01/06/24 12:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,226 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,226 Wisconsin	I wound up in Public School after having been kicked out of Catholic School after 7th Grade. Never had shop class in St. Mary's! I don't know if the Shop teacher assumed I had experience on a table saw or what, but he was nowhere in the area. I was feeding in a board and it went crooked and BANG. It blew up the aluminum and plastic guard over the saw, stuck a lot of splinters in my shirt, and put a hole in a garage door 15 ft. behind me. Guys waiting in line said it went about a foot over my head. I wound up paying someone else to cut the boards I needed and never touched a table saw since. Moosetrot

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041723 01/06/24 12:36 PM 01/06/24 12:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 354 Lake Mille Lacs , MN 2poor trapper
2poor trapper Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 354 Lake Mille Lacs , MN	Probably the 54” Frick saw mill spun by a Detroit diesel with a bungee holding the throttle wide open. It’s a lazy man who can’t find his wife a second job !

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041731 01/06/24 12:43 PM 01/06/24 12:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,119 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,119 SEPA	Same as Bob said; table saw and shaper with a big bit. I am very cautious around both. In forty-plus years of woodworking and professional carpentry I've only had one incident with either tool. It was a kickback on my little, under-powered, job site table saw. I was cutting the a bevel on an oak door threshold when I had a kickback. Thankfully I was using a push-stick and all my digits stayed attached. The push-stick slammed into my palm cutting it and flew fifteen feet across the room into a newly installed $600.00 window. I learned a long time ago not to stand directly behind a table saw whenever possible. That probably saved me from more injury. I had to replace the window sash which cost more than half the whole window cost. Eh...wot?

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041742 01/06/24 12:53 PM 01/06/24 12:53 PM
Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,365 Interior Alaska O Oh Snap trapper
Oh Snap trapper O Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,365 Interior Alaska	No pictures BUT..I had a project that required 1/4”X 3/4” hardwood splines, lots of them. I got the bright idea of putting 2 blades 1/4” part and reduce my cutting time in 1/2. I learned long before about where to stand, good thing because when one of the splines cut loose it imbedded itself in a 5/8” Sheetrock wall over 30 feet away. I was the only one in my shop thankfully! I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041751 01/06/24 01:06 PM 01/06/24 01:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 21,089 North East Kansas Marty trapper
Marty trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 21,089 North East Kansas	chainsaw E 'Honey Badger Militia' Sleep, the anti woke adote.

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: Lugnut] #8041753 01/06/24 01:10 PM 01/06/24 01:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,711 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,711 Georgia	Originally Posted by Lugnut Same as Bob said; table saw and shaper with a big bit. I am very cautious around both. In forty-plus years of woodworking and professional carpentry I've only had one incident with either tool. It was a kickback on my little, under-powered, job site table saw. I was cutting the a bevel on an oak door threshold when I had a kickback. Thankfully I was using a push-stick and all my digits stayed attached. The push-stick slammed into my palm cutting it and flew fifteen feet across the room into a newly installed $600.00 window. I learned a long time ago not to stand directly behind a table saw whenever possible. That probably saved me from more injury. I had to replace the window sash which cost more than half the whole window cost. It was a punch in the gut that left a mark that taught me to stand to the side.

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041773 01/06/24 01:41 PM 01/06/24 01:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 545 Ohio C Cooncreek II trapper
Cooncreek II trapper C Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 545 Ohio	I'm not scared of any of them, but I respect all of them!

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041777 01/06/24 01:49 PM 01/06/24 01:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,365 Interior Alaska O Oh Snap trapper
Oh Snap trapper O Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,365 Interior Alaska	Whatever machine you choose consider the following. Saw, shaper, router mounted in a table make sure its stable. Blades are sharp. Inspect the wood your milling for knots, splits or other problem spots. Don't hurry! I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: Lugnut] #8041792 01/06/24 02:06 PM 01/06/24 02:06 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,204 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,204 McGrath, AK	Originally Posted by Lugnut Same as Bob said; table saw and shaper with a big bit. I am very cautious around both. In forty-plus years of woodworking and professional carpentry I've only had one incident with either tool. It was a kickback on my little, under-powered, job site table saw. I was cutting the a bevel on an oak door threshold when I had a kickback. Thankfully I was using a push-stick and all my digits stayed attached. The push-stick slammed into my palm cutting it and flew fifteen feet across the room into a newly installed $600.00 window. I learned a long time ago not to stand directly behind a table saw whenever possible. That probably saved me from more injury. I had to replace the window sash which cost more than half the whole window cost. Been there. Done that......same injury ! Mean As Nails

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041794 01/06/24 02:08 PM 01/06/24 02:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2023 Posts: 224 Minnesota B BeLiSlE330 trapper
BeLiSlE330 trapper B Joined: Dec 2023 Posts: 224 Minnesota	All are dangerous. Woodworking is dangerous. Any tool could cause serious injury! They key is, operating them appropriately and safely. Therefore, in my eyes their is no more or less dangerous tools. "No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041928 01/06/24 05:13 PM 01/06/24 05:13 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,766 S.W.Oregon newhouse114 trapper
newhouse114 trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,766 S.W.Oregon	I’m surprised nobody has said bandsaw. Those devils can remove body parts faster than you can imagine. I do a lot of free hand cutting of antler and other materials on a bandsaw which just a single point of contact between material and table. After 40 plus years of doing it, it still scares the crap out of me. The very end of my thumb and a cut just about all the way through a thumb nail have been the only casualties to date. Life Member NTA & FTA "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain http://alaskastoneanivory.com/index

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041940 01/06/24 05:27 PM 01/06/24 05:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,351 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,351 The Hill Country of Texas	Bandsaws can turn a good day into a bad day super fast. So can grain augers and worn out PTO couplers that don't lock in properly. Chain saws scare me so much I pay attention So do table saws with the fence and more than about 2 inches from the blade. “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041950 01/06/24 05:42 PM 01/06/24 05:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,351 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,351 The Hill Country of Texas	Add an angle grinder that cracks up at about 4000 RPM. I blew one up and a pie shaped chunk went thru 5/8 drywall and 6 inches of insulation to end up imbedded in the roof sheathing. I shudder just thinking how bad that could have been had it found soft tissue or worse yet a face. “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041956 01/06/24 05:51 PM 01/06/24 05:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,119 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,119 SEPA	I consider the band saw to be one of the less dangerous tools in my shop because it lacks the ability to grab work pieces and sling them back at you with a great deal of force like a table saw does. The downward direction of the blade is why. For long rips I'll often choose the band saw over the table saw. Of course working with small and irregular pieces very close to the blade or bit is always going to be dangerous, no matter what tool. Eh...wot?

Re: Which wood working power tool... [Re: bowhunter27295] #8041996 01/06/24 06:36 PM 01/06/24 06:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,897 Wisconsin E Eagleye trapper
Eagleye trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,897 Wisconsin	I have a SawStop… never had any issues in the past with Powermatic tables saws but it’s a safer and better cabinet saw. Most dangerous for me in the past was ripping on a Radial Arm Saw.

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