Bob wrote:
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Stand to the left
Use my left hand to push wood against the fence lightly
Push board forward with my right hand finger tips.
Last couple of feet, I use a sacraficial push stick of the same
thickness as the board I am ripping.

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Same here but I use a push stick in my left hand and try to keep a push
stick in each hand at all times. I think the anti-kickback blades do their
job and the piece of wood has some kind of unsuspected twirl or grain
abnormality causes a great deal of harm to woodworkers.

Josie