Bob Flint wrote:

I got whacked by a piece of thin poplar plywood that got away from my
radial arm saw while ripping,,, I saw it coming and shielded myself
with my left forearm, which got cut from elbow to wrist, and smashed
my right thumb... but I only got one cut on my chest... Hurt for a
few months after that... Now I test the grabber very carefully and
if it don't grab the work, I don't cut it!! At least the corner of
my thumb eventually grew back!

[Shudders] Glad it wasn't any worse.

If I hit the lottery I'll do ripping with something like this:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item...emnumber=G0524

-- Mark