"dadiOH" wrote:

There is no possibility of trapping the free end of the stock
against the fence which would result in very bad things you don't want to
experience.

Ah. Thank you.

I should also say that if you are cutting a half lap in only one piece,
there is no purpose to the block...using a block allows you to make the
shoulder cut at the same location on many pieces.

By permitting you to use the fence and the mitre gauge at the same time,
right?


J. Clarke wrote:
Table saw safety 101--stock should never touch the miter gage and fence at
the same time

Thank you. Safety is paramount. So having the block on the side of the
blade
you are standing on (not sure if this is the front or the rear) provides an
exemption
to this rule?


I just happend to have Mehler's book within arms reach. I looked at it
several few years
ago (while I was an apartment dweller). I'm sure I will get more out of it
now if
I read it again.

Thank you,
Bill