When I started getting more into woodworking, I began with tools that were a hodgepodge of my late father's hand-me-downs and lower-quality or used items. One find was an ancient Skil table saw that ...

Perhaps you have a SawStop table saw or have seen a demo. With SawStop, the blade stops instantly on encountering human flesh. I recall seeing a demo at NIWeek 2005, in which National Instruments used ...

“We invest heavily in safety innovation, and our patents have real value. Even so, we will not allow this patent to be an obstacle to a safer future. To that end, SawStop is prepared to dedicate this ...

Apparently ending decades of efforts to require SawStop-style flesh-sensing safety devices on table saws, the U.S. Consumer ...

For people already familiar with the world of power tools, you've likely heard all about SawStop table saws. If you haven't, SawStop saws are able to automatically detect when an appendage is about to ...

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 ...

SawStop brings 20 years of proven safety to new customers with the release of its smallest, most portable saw TUALATIN, Ore., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SawStop today announced the upcoming launch ...

TL;DR — when [Colin Furze] is your “safety inspector,” you really should be reconsidering your project goals. Most of us have probably by now seen the SawStop brand of self-stopping table saw, which ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the go-to essential tools in a woodworker's shop is the versatile table saw. One of the advantages is the ability to make accurate and ...

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 ...