"Tom Watson" wrote in message
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:31:58 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:

"Swingman" wrote:


Got a kid just old enough to be in the shop?

If so, there's a damn good way to dipstick your level of commitment to
NOT
using safety devices like splitters and guards. Put your non "pro" loved
one
_alone_ in the shop with 100 bf of lumber to cut, then think real hard
beforehand whether to use splitters and blade guards, or not.

You will then know, at gut level, the strength of your commitment.

You started out with turning it into a dick measuring contest and now
you've moved on to child abuse.

Congratulations.

LOL!

So, answer the question. Would you insist that your own kid use a splitter
and blade guard until they were old enough to make up their own mind?

The point, which you have so deftly ignored, is that it is your brain
that must be your primary safety device.

Quite the contrary ... considering some using tools these days, ignoring any
safety devices is arguably the product of a disengaged brain. You forget
what century you're in? ... there ain't no more shop classes in junior high
school.

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