Woodworking machines are dangerous. We work with them every day of our lives and our livelihoods depend on our safe use and operation of the tools in our shop. We wanted to share our approach to operating these machines safely and appropriately.

This video boils that approach down to the fundamentals. These techniques, coupled with an understanding of the material help to keep all of our fingers attached. To get a deeper understanding of how these techniques relate to woodworking as a whole, come join us for a week in Practical Woodworking.

Push sticks that come with your table saw aren’t very safe and offer very limited control. Below is a PDF download that will give you a template of the push stick that we’ve been using in our shop for 30 years.