Originally Posted by
Doug Garson
I try to always have a second push stick like the second one in Patty's post in my left hand, first to push the workpiece against the fence if I'm not using a featherboard ( I usually do use a featherboard), but more important in case something goes wrong and I instinctively reach in to correct it, the push stick keeps my hand well away.
Yep... right hand might be using either of the ones shown, but left hand is almost always holding the actual "stick" one when ripping.
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