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Doug Miller

In article .com, wrote:
this summer, i was crosscutting a piece of oak. I was holding it from
both sides, so i didn't think it would be a problem.

That's exactly what made it into a problem. Hold on one side of the cut, and
stand on that side. If the offcut becomes a projectile, you're out of the way.
Holding both pieces ensures that you're in the line of fire if either one of
them kicks back, and also, paradoxically, makes a kickback much more likely.

The short piece
caught, and hit me right on the bellybutton.

What did it get caught on?

[snip]

dammit, i was TRYING to be safe.

Well, yeah, but unfortunately you weren't trying in quite the right way, as
noted above. Glad it wasn't any worse.

From now on, i use the miter was -
haven't had time to build a crosscut sled.

Crosscutting on the miter saw is indeed safer but the table saw is safe
enough, as long as it's done right -- which means both hands on the same side
of the blade, and no part of your body in line with the blade.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.