Originally Posted by
Andrew Seemann
I have a Biesemeyer overarm guard (not available now) which I more or less like. The main issue I have, and all guards will have this same issue, is that when I really need the guard, like when I am ripping narrow boards (less than an inch) which I do a lot of, I can't use it, because it gets in the way of the push stick. It works great for ripping large pieces of plywood and big crosscuts, but for those, I don't have my hands anywhere near the blade already, so its value is somewhat diminished.