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I, like others, have used this method for years without mishap. My technique is a little different in that I advance the workpiece not only from its position at the left side of the blade, but also from its postion against the fence. This adds slightly to the speed, but also allows the tooth tips on both sides of the blade to chew out the waste, which I would guess makes for more uniform wear on the blade. But, maybe that's just me overthinking this.

So, to answer the question, I say, Put it in the mag. with appropriate cautions, similar to any machine operation that brings the hands into potential danger. Good judgement is always in order: how short a piece can you safely run thru a jointer? How close to the blade of your chopsaw can you safely hand-hold a workpiece?, etc.

If I compare this to some of my beginner projects, your work is something you can be proud of, and I'll bet your customer got more than his money's worth.

A few improvements to the chair design might be worthwhile if you do a similar project. 1)For a relaxing sit, the seats could be tipped up maybe 5-7 degrees more since it appears that the seat is nearly parallel to the ground, which is OK for a dining chair placed at a normal dining table, but not so good for a relaxing chair that encourages lingering conversation or reading. 2)The stance, as Gezdog mentioned, is narrow and might tend to backward tipping. 3)The arms could flare out wider toward the front to make very handy "side tables"--6 or 7 inches is enough for even a dinner plate to rest safely. 4)Lastly, the rails across the back could be narrower to give the piece a more graceful appearance and still be plenty sturdy.

You give some of the rest of us the hope we need after seeing endless photos of squeaky-clean shops with the owner in a knit sweater, but not a fleck of sawdust on him or anything else.

Just after the Mythbusters show, a friend of mine who didn't see the episode showed me a puncture wound on his left hand from which he had extracted a piece of hammer face that shot into it when he hit it with another hammer.

I and several other friends have had the same experience over the years. Mine was in my shoulder with the metal piece buried 1/4" below the skin. Glad it wasn't my eye.

This happens often enough to deserve the rules that GilbertAC posted above.