Table saws freak me out too.

That wood sure finished out nicely, Ed.

My son already has the first, smallest, one in his tool box.

That's really awesome.

Probably too expensive. All the band saws and lathes. It's cheaper to buy computers lol I had metal shop in junior high too.

Wow, that's impressive!

I didn't think you were good for anything but working on those crappy Dodges. :D

Right up until he pounds in someone's fender with it lol. He's only 4 and always wants to help.

I have to watch him in the shop. Lately he takes his little section and uses oil dry to build monster truck ramps.

I'm sure fear of lawsuits is a factor as well.

Umm.... :shake:

We had an auto shop too. A good one.

The blade is stable on a table saw, but moving on a compound miter saw. Table saws should be the safest

Thanks Bug, I had one short board left over after the one I built for my wife's sister out of 120 boards I bought. I have to order more wood so it can be curing for next winter.

Same here, small engine, electrical, drafting/mechanical drawing among others. Probably none of that is there anymore.

I had an aeronautics class in high school. Now that was fun. You built your own wooden airplane with a Ricky dink propulsion system. We'd throw them on the football field and you were graded on performance and distance. I think mine went 60 yards. It was a cool class and I don't hear about too many high school classes offering that.

My fear goes back to high school woodshop when I was cutting a top for a nightstand on a table saw, and the saw grabbed the piece out of my hand and shot it across the shop. Still to this day don't know what I did to make it do that, but that machine earned my full respect that day.

Thanks Tim, it is actually very similar. :D Here is how it actually goes. These boards are glued together after going through the planer, then the jointer, ends cut on the radial arm saw then dowels drilled with a jig to line up correctly.

Seriously, that's awesome. I had no idea you could do that.