On Apr 14, 11:49 am, B A R R Y wrote:
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:32:03 -0700 (PDT), BoyntonStu
wrote:



Neither, but I am willing to bet that keeping feet and hands further
away from from the blade is safer than up close.

You're probably right on that aspect.

My worry would be more towards the lack of mechanical advantage if a
bind were encountered. The spinning blade could jump out of the kerf
and go skidding around, ruining an expensive sheet of stock.

It doesn't take much to destroy the .000000001" thick veneer on
current cabinet grade ply.

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Actually there is more of a mechanical advantage due to leverage plus
the weight of the operator standing over the extended saw handle.

My plywood is not cabinet grade, it is more like dog-house grade.