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Advances in consumer product safety should not be held hostage to the flaws, perceived or real, in the patent system.

Like a few others, I have found FWW's coverage one-sided. Even though FWW doesn't come out and instruct people to come out against the new proposed table saw regulations, the headline "Time to tell the government... " has a bit of a "storm the castle" tone. Though no reference is made to 'dad burn revenuers' it is effectively appealing to a libertarian/contrarian part of the culture that instinctively opposes the involvement of the government.

As far as Gass's motives, if anyone thinks that the corporate parents of Ryobi, Jet, Powermatic, etc. would be any less aggressive in protecting their intellectual property, s/he is fooling themselves. And they too would do so in a public relations campaign that would falsely stress their pure motives of user safety. The only difference is that, whatever his motivations now, there is strong evidence to believe that Gass was and is substantially interested in increased user safety.

Advances in product safety that do not confer competitive advantage to a single player will be fought by industry. This can relied upon like gravity. And industry will always be grateful for those who cry "Keep your hands off our (insert unsafe product here)."

For profit businesses cannot be relied upon to act in the best interests of their customers (unless the customer is a large shareholder). That's the reality of our economic and political systems. If you doubt that, read about the Ford Pinto, the A.H. Robins Dalkon Shield IUD, the Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve, Guidant Heart Defibillators, Playtex Super-Absorbent Tampons, etc., etc., etc. Without a vigilant FDA and CPSC there would be far more death, injury, and general human misery.

If you want a table saw without this safety feature you'll only be able to buy one used for about the next 40 years.

Wow, what a great job! I started this project this summer using some tiger maple and got stuck about a quarter of the way through. Haven't picked it up since August!

A question - how did you bevel the undersides of top? In the vid, Rousseau states how he will show us a safe method of cutting the bevels on a bandsaw but then never gives any further description or explanation of the setup, jigs used, etc, only a brief clip of him making the cuts.

Congratulations on your outstanding accomplishment. You've inspired me to get back into the workshop!

Mike

Great box.

Very cool. :)

Stunning. Are you a furniture maker or is this a hobby?

Very, very nice. Great dovetails on the drawer.

Stunning.

Kari, you're the best. I love the cabinet and your sense of humor. Mike

That's one of the most beautiful pieces I've seen on this site. It's simple beauty, beautifully executed. Kudos.

Oh, and please send me the plans. ;)

Beautiful. Love the dovetails on the drawers and the case.

What a beautiful piece. Did you design it yourself? Work from a plan? Use a plan or another chest as inspiration?

Really nice.

Gorgeous. You have a lucky grandson (and great dumpsters!).

Give the book to meeeeeeeee.....