re: Of Push Sticks and Thin Strips

Paul,

We tend to agree with you. I don’t use anything but my hand in much the same way as you do. For a long, narrow piece that I am ripping, I use a featherboard and hold the piece being cut with my right hand a few inches back from the blade and push with my left hand. When it gets toward the end, I use the push stick for the last few inches that pass the blade. I made a pusher that straddles the fence for narrow strips. I like how it works; it’s just three pieces of scrap glued together. I need to make a few shoes like yours.

L/W