Originally posted by JB88
hell ya!!!
i just used one of them babies on a half acre of land.
once it gets over the whole "moonscape" phase it will be back to it's previous stature. the last tenant let it go to seed and tree...it definitely needed a haircut.
you know of all the wood tools out there (and I have used almost all of them both in 3 years of woodshop in HS and as a cabinetmaker for a few years) the chainsaw spooks me the most.
I'm not "scared" of a tool, but I do realize the dangers inherent in some of them.
I'll tell you what, a door panel shaper is a heck of a lot more dangerous than a table saw. I've had close calls with a table saw being a dumb-ass but I have also ripped 2 full 4 foot tall by 4 foot wide cord of 16 foot boards down to 2" slats in a day. that's a LOT of cutting, and I have done that multiple times.
the shaper though with that huge bit, totally exposed making a 3" deep cut shape on knotty pine, well you get some serious kick backs sometimes. you get your hand caught in that bit, and kiss you arm up to your elbow goodbye.