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prayers to Mat and his family at this very tough time, thanks Ross you're a good man, keep us posted on how to help

I’m with @RichardA thanks for the ride, but he’s wrong, you’ve already impressed us, looking forward to the next build 

Now that beats anything on TV IMO, we trade off with friends about twice a week to enjoy a fire, well done @Coop, temps going down to the 30’s this week sitting around a fire with great friends is the best !

I’ve done it both ways, I prefer face up, I can clamp a stop on the board and I like that the chips aren’t trapped between the wood and the table IMO

Looking better all the time @gee-dub well thought out, I like it

Great job Ross and thanks for the ride ! The details and finish are right on, lots of work and it shows, well done sir 

Ok now I’ve got shop envy, man that shop looks awesome @gee-dub well done 

Always good to see a fellow vet here, nice job and welcome home !

I just use the rip fence to hold it down, just be sure not to raise the blade into the bottom of your fence

1 hour ago, Woodworking_Hobby said:

So kind of related but not really; has anyone ever made a throat plate for their table saw out of wood?  Mine did not come with an insert for dado blades and they are sold out everywhere. I found an old article about making zero clearance inserts for your saw out of would and you use have to be careful when making the first cut similar to store bought ones. Just wondering if anyone has a home made throat plate and if there is anything to watch out for when going that route. 

I’ve made a lot of them out of wood for my Delta saw, I used the original plate for a pattern, used double stick tape and a pattern bit in the router table, made a whole set for different sizes of dado blades

Another vote for L.A. Awesome from the dollar store thanks to @gee-dubfor that advice that stuff works ! And he has the procedure down pat

Yeah that counts for sure, no table saw in sight 

Had a tool and die maker make this one for me, carbide cutter, slowest speed and feed possible and the workpiece clamped very tight, works great but there is still that pucker factor 

Glad you’re ok Ross, it’s a lesson for all of us that unusual things happen in the shop that could have been prevented, another reason my wife stays out of the shop when power tools are running 

That’s a great bench ! Man I wish I had room for one, that’s a beauty and a nice shop for it to live in for years to come

+1^ Another great piece, well done @Bmac

Thanks to everyone, it’s been a great ride for sure, you young folks will be there someday, and from what I read on here are doing it better than I did

Wishing you a quick recovery @gee-dub sounds like all went well, glad you’re ok and back to 100% in short order

Really coming together nicely Ross, I really like this build, well done !

Great work as usual Drew, as a new front door for our house is in the near future, QS white oak, using “green” cedar what concerns do you have about wood movement ? ie warping with temp and humidity changes? Oh yeah and see if you can talk them out of painting it, beautiful wood 

Wow @Coop you be safe I sure hope it isn’t that bad

I think some people especially folks new to the hobby believe that more glue makes a stronger joint, it just takes time to figure out how much to use, I’m with @Chet clean up is much easier, and I don’t want to start a debate but I have heard/read that it’s almost impossible to starve a glue joint with regular clamps