...my marriage that is. It's not going well, but it's going. It's just something that's going to take a long while to make things work.

Anyway, that's not what I wanted to share with everyone, but it has kept me from building any boats and not building boats means nothing new to show / tell.

I haven't even checked in here all that often, because when I do, I get inspired to build something (you guys/gals are really a bad influence on me)

But what I would like to discuss is the fact that some of the tool/safety threads really rubbed me the wrong way. I got the impression that we need to withhold information or not explain a certain way we do things because of the fact that someone else might try it and hurt themselves. Do we really need to add the "don't try this at home" disclaimer to every post that could possibly cause injury to another builder? Or should we not explain our methods to others at all because of the possibility of an injury? I don't think so. I have never really done things the way they could/should be done, but most of what I do works. And I enjoy sharing these goofy methods with others in hopes that it might just work for them too. If it doesn't or even worse if they hurt themselves, I'm sorry, but you should still only be responsible for yourself. If something that you read on this board (or anywhere else) looks or sounds stupid or potentially dangerous, DON'T DO IT! Or proceed with caution, or ask the originator specific questions regarding safety.

Let's review my last few posts from today:
First-Patsy: I recommended a specific brand of saw to her for cutting PVC etc..., I just love these handsaws, but they are sharp - very sharp and you could potentially cut yourself with one of them. Do I really need to tell her that?
Second Tom: That one was just meant to be a joke. You can actually cut strips with a circular saw, but these kinds of saws have sharp teeth also and they spin around really fast. Who doesn't know that?
Third-Pete: I suggested to Pete or others to try hanging the belt sander from the ceiling purely for a convenience and ease of use. I suppose someone could hurt themselves with this set-up. You could bump your head or trip on the cord or even trip and bump your head and accidentally hit the switch and get your hair caught up in it. It's still worth the risk for me to explain something that I found makes a task easier. Be careful Pete.

Every task we attempt (especially with power tools) has some kind of danger or potential danger involved. You could hurt yourself. I think everybody knows that. If they don't, then they shouldn't even plug the tool in. I would just rather see posts with new ideas or methods that we, as individuals, could sift through and pick or choose ones that may (or may not) work for us too.

I wasn't even going to include the pic because the way I do these wood paddles (although different from the majority) requires use of a circular saw, a chisel, and a hand operated power grinder. Even though this method works for me, I refuse to say "if you are even considering trying this at home, proceed with caution because you could injure yourself if you're not careful-the saw could cut you, the chisel is also very sharp, and the grinder spins really fast."

Sorry for the rant... But if we were to limit our tools to only ones that can't cause an injury, I think we'd be left with just sandpaper. Imagine the discussions we would have then.
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