On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 16:51:40 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:


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?


Your question is foolish.

It presupposes that I would allow a child to use a saw if they were in
any way less capable of using it safely than an adult.

I would not.



Regards,

Tom.

Thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker, ret.
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