Skill Saws are Dangerous! While I was working at the headquarters of a drug manufacturer in New York. One of my fellow staff members said he was going to buy a Skill Saw for some work...

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

While I was working at the headquarters of a drug manufacturer in New York. One of my fellow staff members said he was going to buy a Skill Saw for some work he wanted to do around his home.
I immediately ask him if he had any experience using a Skill Saw. They were quite dangerous and anyone using one had to be super cautious. Skill Saws had a habit when they hit a knot or a nail in the wood will jump back violently with the blade still spinning at a high rate.

Then I related a story of my father-in-law who was a partner at Bomber Bait Company. He was in one of their warehouses and was using a Skill Sawt to rip some cedar boards to the proper width to fit a shaping machine for wood lure bodies. This by no means was his job since he was one of the owners, but he was the kind of guy to step anywhere and anytime something needed done.

While doing this ripping with a Skill Saw, for some reason it had a hard spot and jumped backward with the blade still spinning a high speed, striking him in the groin, and cutting into his femoral artery. If it had not been for a couple of his buddies who had stopped by for a cup of coffee. They immediately rushed him to the hospital which was only two or three blocks away. Had they not been there, Ike would have been a dead man!

So, if you own one be doubly careful, make sure the blade guard works properly, stand in a position where if it jumps back with the guard open, your leg will not be in the way! That might just keep you from receiving a severe or fatal wound.

So, what should you do if you need to cut some lumber? First, I would check with the lumber yard and see if they would do the cutting for you. Next, if that isn’t a solution, perhaps hire a carpenter to cut your wood to the proper size for you. Or if the job isn’t to cut large sizes or quantities of lumber, you might consider an electric jig saw. In any case, read carefully the instructions and wear an appropriate eye guard. Remember, if you are careless these saws will happily tear you a new one!

I have had molten lead explode and hit me in my eyes and face, enough to seal my eyelids until the doctor could scrape it off. Once, we were putting up wire to separate boat stalls we were building. Suddenly, when the wire was stretched ultra-tight, and just as I was beginning to drive the staple in to secure the wire, it broke. The staple flies up and pierces my Ray Ban sunglasses and drives glass into my eye! Another trip to the Ophthalmologist! It goes to show that even when you are being careful, accidents can happen. Don’t take chances. Just Sayin…RJS

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Don’t get lazy with power tools, nor take shortcuts as you may not be around to tell about it. Nail guns and chainsaws can be especially dangerous (I have the scars to prove it). I would suggest you maintain a sharp edge on the chain saw…those wounds are much easier to fix and leave a much prettier scar! 😉

Frank romero Loc: Clovis, NM

Robert J Samples wrote:

While I was working at the headquarters of a drug manufacturer in New York. One of my fellow staff members said he was going to buy a Skill Saw for some work he wanted to do around his home.
I immediately ask him if he had any experience using a Skill Saw. They were quite dangerous and anyone using one had to be super cautious. Skill Saws had a habit when they hit a knot or a nail in the wood will jump back violently with the blade still spinning at a high rate.

Then I related a story of my father-in-law who was a partner at Bomber Bait Company. He was in one of their warehouses and was using a Skill Sawt to rip some cedar boards to the proper width to fit a shaping machine for wood lure bodies. This by no means was his job since he was one of the owners, but he was the kind of guy to step anywhere and anytime something needed done.

While doing this ripping with a Skill Saw, for some reason it had a hard spot and jumped backward with the blade still spinning a high speed, striking him in the groin, and cutting into his femoral artery. If it had not been for a couple of his buddies who had stopped by for a cup of coffee. They immediately rushed him to the hospital which was only two or three blocks away. Had they not been there, Ike would have been a dead man!

So, if you own one be doubly careful, make sure the blade guard works properly, stand in a position where if it jumps back with the guard open, your leg will not be in the way! That might just keep you from receiving a severe or fatal wound.

So, what should you do if you need to cut some lumber? First, I would check with the lumber yard and see if they would do the cutting for you. Next, if that isn’t a solution, perhaps hire a carpenter to cut your wood to the proper size for you. Or if the job isn’t to cut large sizes or quantities of lumber, you might consider an electric jig saw. In any case, read carefully the instructions and wear an appropriate eye guard. Remember, if you are careless these saws will happily tear you a new one!

I have had molten lead explode and hit me in my eyes and face, enough to seal my eyelids until the doctor could scrape it off. Once, we were putting up wire to separate boat stalls we were building. Suddenly, when the wire was stretched ultra-tight, and just as I was beginning to drive the staple in to secure the wire, it broke. The staple flies up and pierces my Ray Ban sunglasses and drives glass into my eye! Another trip to the Ophthalmologist! It goes to show that even when you are being careful, accidents can happen. Don’t take chances. Just Sayin…RJS

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I have done woodworking as a hobby for several years. I had a guy tell me that he could do what I did if he had the tools I had. I agreed with him but told him he needed how to use them first.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Robert J Samples wrote:

While I was working at the headquarters of a drug manufacturer in New York. One of my fellow staff members said he was going to buy a Skill Saw for some work he wanted to do around his home.
I immediately ask him if he had any experience using a Skill Saw. They were quite dangerous and anyone using one had to be super cautious. Skill Saws had a habit when they hit a knot or a nail in the wood will jump back violently with the blade still spinning at a high rate.

Then I related a story of my father-in-law who was a partner at Bomber Bait Company. He was in one of their warehouses and was using a Skill Sawt to rip some cedar boards to the proper width to fit a shaping machine for wood lure bodies. This by no means was his job since he was one of the owners, but he was the kind of guy to step anywhere and anytime something needed done.

While doing this ripping with a Skill Saw, for some reason it had a hard spot and jumped backward with the blade still spinning a high speed, striking him in the groin, and cutting into his femoral artery. If it had not been for a couple of his buddies who had stopped by for a cup of coffee. They immediately rushed him to the hospital which was only two or three blocks away. Had they not been there, Ike would have been a dead man!

So, if you own one be doubly careful, make sure the blade guard works properly, stand in a position where if it jumps back with the guard open, your leg will not be in the way! That might just keep you from receiving a severe or fatal wound.

So, what should you do if you need to cut some lumber? First, I would check with the lumber yard and see if they would do the cutting for you. Next, if that isn’t a solution, perhaps hire a carpenter to cut your wood to the proper size for you. Or if the job isn’t to cut large sizes or quantities of lumber, you might consider an electric jig saw. In any case, read carefully the instructions and wear an appropriate eye guard. Remember, if you are careless these saws will happily tear you a new one!

I have had molten lead explode and hit me in my eyes and face, enough to seal my eyelids until the doctor could scrape it off. Once, we were putting up wire to separate boat stalls we were building. Suddenly, when the wire was stretched ultra-tight, and just as I was beginning to drive the staple in to secure the wire, it broke. The staple flies up and pierces my Ray Ban sunglasses and drives glass into my eye! Another trip to the Ophthalmologist! It goes to show that even when you are being careful, accidents can happen. Don’t take chances. Just Sayin…RJS

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I don't think that there is a power tool out there that somehow someway someone can hurt them selves not so much from being stupid but just that S*** happens.

Safety first we say, but now and then Murphy's Law will catch up with even the best of us. So in my years of existence i fear not a challenge of learning something new, but don't approach fearless use of any power tool.

And one last note, keep the First Aid kit up to date.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

They have a table saw at the paper mill in the carpenter shop that would not cut human skin. It cut the wood but had a safety stop that would stop the blade if your hand or finger touched the blade, Never tested it on a human but did show how it worked using a hot dog. You can look it up on the internet.

https://www.google.com/search?q=saw+that+stops+on+contact+with+skin&rlz=1C1GGGE___US603US681&oq=saw+that+stops&aqs=chrome.0.0i512j69i57j0i512l2j0i22i30l5j0i390.9001j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Robert J Samples wrote:

While I was working at the headquarters of a drug manufacturer in New York. One of my fellow staff members said he was going to buy a Skill Saw for some work he wanted to do around his home.
I immediately ask him if he had any experience using a Skill Saw. They were quite dangerous and anyone using one had to be super cautious. Skill Saws had a habit when they hit a knot or a nail in the wood will jump back violently with the blade still spinning at a high rate.

Then I related a story of my father-in-law who was a partner at Bomber Bait Company. He was in one of their warehouses and was using a Skill Sawt to rip some cedar boards to the proper width to fit a shaping machine for wood lure bodies. This by no means was his job since he was one of the owners, but he was the kind of guy to step anywhere and anytime something needed done.

While doing this ripping with a Skill Saw, for some reason it had a hard spot and jumped backward with the blade still spinning a high speed, striking him in the groin, and cutting into his femoral artery. If it had not been for a couple of his buddies who had stopped by for a cup of coffee. They immediately rushed him to the hospital which was only two or three blocks away. Had they not been there, Ike would have been a dead man!

So, if you own one be doubly careful, make sure the blade guard works properly, stand in a position where if it jumps back with the guard open, your leg will not be in the way! That might just keep you from receiving a severe or fatal wound.

So, what should you do if you need to cut some lumber? First, I would check with the lumber yard and see if they would do the cutting for you. Next, if that isn’t a solution, perhaps hire a carpenter to cut your wood to the proper size for you. Or if the job isn’t to cut large sizes or quantities of lumber, you might consider an electric jig saw. In any case, read carefully the instructions and wear an appropriate eye guard. Remember, if you are careless these saws will happily tear you a new one!

I have had molten lead explode and hit me in my eyes and face, enough to seal my eyelids until the doctor could scrape it off. Once, we were putting up wire to separate boat stalls we were building. Suddenly, when the wire was stretched ultra-tight, and just as I was beginning to drive the staple in to secure the wire, it broke. The staple flies up and pierces my Ray Ban sunglasses and drives glass into my eye! Another trip to the Ophthalmologist! It goes to show that even when you are being careful, accidents can happen. Don’t take chances. Just Sayin…RJS

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Ouch Mr samples

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Gordon wrote:

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OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Sorry, I have heard of it, have seen it demonstrated, but no way do I want to risk testing it! With my luck it would be one of my non-conductive days 🤦🏼‍♂️

Clappy Loc: Michigan

Skill Saw is a brand name, I assume you mean circular saw. Yes, saws in general can kick back. Table, Circular, Chain, and even Hand Saws can kick out of the intended cutting path and inflict injury in milliseconds.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Robert J Samples wrote:

While I was working at the headquarters of a drug manufacturer in New York. One of my fellow staff members said he was going to buy a Skill Saw for some work he wanted to do around his home.
I immediately ask him if he had any experience using a Skill Saw. They were quite dangerous and anyone using one had to be super cautious. Skill Saws had a habit when they hit a knot or a nail in the wood will jump back violently with the blade still spinning at a high rate.

Then I related a story of my father-in-law who was a partner at Bomber Bait Company. He was in one of their warehouses and was using a Skill Sawt to rip some cedar boards to the proper width to fit a shaping machine for wood lure bodies. This by no means was his job since he was one of the owners, but he was the kind of guy to step anywhere and anytime something needed done.

While doing this ripping with a Skill Saw, for some reason it had a hard spot and jumped backward with the blade still spinning a high speed, striking him in the groin, and cutting into his femoral artery. If it had not been for a couple of his buddies who had stopped by for a cup of coffee. They immediately rushed him to the hospital which was only two or three blocks away. Had they not been there, Ike would have been a dead man!

So, if you own one be doubly careful, make sure the blade guard works properly, stand in a position where if it jumps back with the guard open, your leg will not be in the way! That might just keep you from receiving a severe or fatal wound.

So, what should you do if you need to cut some lumber? First, I would check with the lumber yard and see if they would do the cutting for you. Next, if that isn’t a solution, perhaps hire a carpenter to cut your wood to the proper size for you. Or if the job isn’t to cut large sizes or quantities of lumber, you might consider an electric jig saw. In any case, read carefully the instructions and wear an appropriate eye guard. Remember, if you are careless these saws will happily tear you a new one!

I have had molten lead explode and hit me in my eyes and face, enough to seal my eyelids until the doctor could scrape it off. Once, we were putting up wire to separate boat stalls we were building. Suddenly, when the wire was stretched ultra-tight, and just as I was beginning to drive the staple in to secure the wire, it broke. The staple flies up and pierces my Ray Ban sunglasses and drives glass into my eye! Another trip to the Ophthalmologist! It goes to show that even when you are being careful, accidents can happen. Don’t take chances. Just Sayin…RJS

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Remember a guy who was on this site from Squim, WA who was a carpenter and was it seemed hurting himself and just before he moved to the south east had cut off one or more fingers? Bought a house near a lake and someone from here was going to stop by and fish with him. Wonder what happened to Him. Hope he didn't continue to be accident prone and hurt himself fatally?

Passingbye Loc: Reidsville NC

Robert J Samples wrote:

While I was working at the headquarters of a drug manufacturer in New York. One of my fellow staff members said he was going to buy a Skill Saw for some work he wanted to do around his home.
I immediately ask him if he had any experience using a Skill Saw. They were quite dangerous and anyone using one had to be super cautious. Skill Saws had a habit when they hit a knot or a nail in the wood will jump back violently with the blade still spinning at a high rate.

Then I related a story of my father-in-law who was a partner at Bomber Bait Company. He was in one of their warehouses and was using a Skill Sawt to rip some cedar boards to the proper width to fit a shaping machine for wood lure bodies. This by no means was his job since he was one of the owners, but he was the kind of guy to step anywhere and anytime something needed done.

While doing this ripping with a Skill Saw, for some reason it had a hard spot and jumped backward with the blade still spinning a high speed, striking him in the groin, and cutting into his femoral artery. If it had not been for a couple of his buddies who had stopped by for a cup of coffee. They immediately rushed him to the hospital which was only two or three blocks away. Had they not been there, Ike would have been a dead man!

So, if you own one be doubly careful, make sure the blade guard works properly, stand in a position where if it jumps back with the guard open, your leg will not be in the way! That might just keep you from receiving a severe or fatal wound.

So, what should you do if you need to cut some lumber? First, I would check with the lumber yard and see if they would do the cutting for you. Next, if that isn’t a solution, perhaps hire a carpenter to cut your wood to the proper size for you. Or if the job isn’t to cut large sizes or quantities of lumber, you might consider an electric jig saw. In any case, read carefully the instructions and wear an appropriate eye guard. Remember, if you are careless these saws will happily tear you a new one!

I have had molten lead explode and hit me in my eyes and face, enough to seal my eyelids until the doctor could scrape it off. Once, we were putting up wire to separate boat stalls we were building. Suddenly, when the wire was stretched ultra-tight, and just as I was beginning to drive the staple in to secure the wire, it broke. The staple flies up and pierces my Ray Ban sunglasses and drives glass into my eye! Another trip to the Ophthalmologist! It goes to show that even when you are being careful, accidents can happen. Don’t take chances. Just Sayin…RJS

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I have used all forms of power tools, it's important to use the right tool for certain cutting tasks. Table saws with a sturdy rip fence, I've done a lot of construction work building my lake house using a skill saw to make 90% of all the cuts in building it. Always hold it with both hands, have all the guard's in working order. But for the small pieces I might rip for furniture repair job's, I use the table saw or chop saw, mitter box for making angle degree cuts 45° ect. I have seen some gruesome power equipment injuries, a few to myself and it just takes one mistake to learn a lesson fast and be more cautious and careful using power tools.

Frank romero Loc: Clovis, NM

I wouldn’t test it but I wouldn’t mind having one. I’ve seen it demonstrated and it works good.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Kerry Hansen wrote:

Remember a guy who was on this site from Squim, WA who was a carpenter and was it seemed hurting himself and just before he moved to the south east had cut off one or more fingers? Bought a house near a lake and someone from here was going to stop by and fish with him. Wonder what happened to Him. Hope he didn't continue to be accident prone and hurt himself fatally?

You are talking about Fish Dancer. Last heard he is doing well. He had some home issues to work out before coming back on. I believe wife put her foot down and said no more FS.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Kerry Hansen wrote:

Remember a guy who was on this site from Squim, WA who was a carpenter and was it seemed hurting himself and just before he moved to the south east had cut off one or more fingers? Bought a house near a lake and someone from here was going to stop by and fish with him. Wonder what happened to Him. Hope he didn't continue to be accident prone and hurt himself fatally?

Kerry, you're thinking of Fish Dancer. He moved to Guntersville. He had some personal problems and dropped out of the Stage, but he's still down there. He fishes with Whitereb every now and then.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Fredfish wrote:

Kerry, you're thinking of Fish Dancer. He moved to Guntersville. He had some personal problems and dropped out of the Stage, but he's still down there. He fishes with Whitereb every now and then.

Yes guys that's him, sorry he can't come back, nice happy guy.