Table saws are by far the most dangerous tools used by woodworkers and do-it-yourself enthusiasts. Every year around the U.S., more than 3,000 people cut off their fingers or thumbs in table saw ...

One day about 20 years ago, Tom Noffsinger experienced every woodworker's worst nightmare: One final cut on his table saw before knocking off for the day turned into a trip to the emergency room. It ...

A carpenter using a table saw recently without numerous safety and hazard abatement features, such as a blade guard, a splitter or a riving knife. The CSPC rules would have required blade-sensing ...

A longer version of this story appears at FairWarning. Gerald Wheeler caught the hot dog demonstration at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta in 2002. A man took an Oscar Meyer wiener and ...

Jobsite table saws bring the power of a 10-inch table saw in a portable form. Setup can be tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it you'll be up and running in no time. Now that you've got ...

With about 10 people losing a finger or mangling a hand in a table saw each day, the U.S. government wants to make the saws safer. The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to ...

If your wood is showing signs of burning or splintering as it moves through the saw, you probably need to sharpen your blade. Wearing protective gloves, slowly rotate the blade and visually inspect ...

An electrical capacitance system that halts saw-blade rotation when the metal touches flesh raises the bar for saw safety. One day, Dr. Stephen Gass, an avid recreational woodworker and cabinet maker, ...

When you think of cutting-edge technology, power tools don't generally come to mind. Take the table saw: Many woodworkers are using 30-year-old saws in their wood shops and, among the major tool ...

Tom Noffsinger stands in his garage workshop, where he uses a SawStop table saw for woodworking at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. About 20 years ago, Noffsinger had a table saw accident and ...