Woodworker's Journal

Your Sentiments on Saws and Safety

A couple of issues ago, I pondered whether I was getting older and wiser — at least when it came to keeping the guards on my table saw — and wondered if I was alone in my journey to sagacity and safety. I heard back from a lot of you and, while you’ll see the responses from several of your fellow readers in the department of this magazine, there were more than we had room to print. Solution? One of those wondrous miracles that has developed during my decades on this Earth: the Internet. Check out even more commentary on saw guards in the Feedback section of the November 13 , Issue 553. (If drop-down tab at .)

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