Timbuck
Well-known member
As part of my clearout..I have finaly put this on e-bay..I've never used it in uke building and I can't even remember why I bought it in the first place ...If it don't sell the scrap man can have it...it's got to go
Must be a Brit thing. I use mine all the time for building ukes. Fret slotting, brace ripping, dadoing, all nice and smooth. Can't imagine life without it. (Of course I've had the same one for 40 years!)
Bruddah Chuck,
With your talent, you still can manage wit one Buttah knife,hehe..............Bo.......
I love my old table saw and use it all the time. Table saws are no more dangerous than any other tool. You can cut your thumb off with a good shape knife or band saw as with a table saw. We all have our own way of working. I don't own any planes and have any use for them. I also don't use chisels for shaping braces, way to slow. I don't own or have any use for a milling machine. I also don't tap wood or tune tops, but that's just my way.
It's not the tool, it's the fool.
Actually its both. The chances of a serious injury with powertools is much higher than with handtools. Likewise, your chance of a serious injury with a Sawstop is much less than with a typical table saw that does not have a similar blade-stopping mechanism.
I work in healthcare quality and safety where medical devices and information systems are often so poorly designed that we are harming and killing patients despite extremely experienced users. For decades the nurses and physicians using the tools were blamed, but this never solved the problem. As long as people have the attitude that its the fool and not the tool, this harm will continue. In the US 98,000 inpatients die each year due to preventable medical errors. The rate is similar in the UK.
I mostly use handtools because I honestly don't enjoy the noise and danger of powertools. Some operations are much better and easily done with powertools, but we often use powertools when handtools would be easier and faster if you know the right technique and have the appropriate skills. Paul Sellers (http://paulsellers.com/) can cut a dovetail by hand or cut an edge bead using a slotted screw stuck in a piece of wood faster than most of us can set up a router. But even with decades of hand tool experience, he uses machines for dimensioning and squaring lumber. Ultimately it is up to all of us to decide what's best for ourselves and take the precautions necessary for safety.