Nothing Severed Yet

Get a leather apron

Just read a news article about a guy whose table saw kicked a 12" splinter back at him. It pierced his groin, and although he was rushed to the hospital, he died of internal bleeding. Nothing's for sure, but a heavy leather shop apron (the full length ones are sometimes called "kilts") might have saved him. Plus, you've always got your tape measure handy--beats the hell out of my current system of strategically placing tape measures every five feet around the shop.

So I was at a friend's house for dinner tonight, and said "watch, I'll get you a new shop apron". I proceeded to tell the story to his wife. We're both going apron shopping this weekend.

Here's a link that's great reading if you're getting a little frisky with your table saw:
Table saw accident summaries

Get a heavy apron--you'll thank me for it.

(Hi Lynn)