I've talked to a number of people lately who have told me about the kickbacks they have experienced.
One guy even told me about a kick back with a tablesaw when he was triming a door.
This brings to mind the question does norm ever have a kickback?
does norm ever have kick backs?
Nov 10, 2003
38 Replies
I'm sure he has, but do you really think they show that on the air? Actually, he is pretty diligent about using featherboards, hold-downs, etc. when needed, so he probably minimizes the liklihood of problems like that. He's been doing this a long time, after all, and he still has all his fingers.
Mike
Me too, especially from Porter-Cable....
Id love to see the NYW blooper reel!!
I think he gets a kick-back from Minwax.
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That's why he wears the beard - to cover up a particularly nasty scar.
I believe there's a note on the NYW web site that Norm hasn't made any mistakes, so there'd be no blooper reel.
I have yet to talk to a woodworker who hasn't had a kickback of some sort. There's something in human nature, I suppose, that forces us to learn about safety the hard way. I'm sure Norm has had his share of kickbacks, and I'm sure those get edited out along with all his other mistakes.
My grandfather was a coal miner, a railroad stoker, and a general contractor. He died with all his digits intact. If he can do it, I can do it.
That reminds me of the time I got a kickback from my radial arms saw. I almost died with all my digits. If I had been standing directly behind the saw I would have lost my belly button.
Thank god for small targets!
... and that you aren't somewhat taller.
Who cares if he gets kick backs or not ? Have I missed the point of why this question is being posted.
Daniel
william kossack
I joked with SWMBO about wearing a steel jock after that "accident".
dave
Jay W> | I got one yestday on my TS that bent my belt buckle! Lucky for me the
Lucky you weren't facing the other way - you wouldn't have been able to speak for days.
-- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods
Humor challenged?
Groan!
dave
Andy D> >
I think I'm going to pass out from laughing so hard...
Kid at work didn't know how bad an idea it is to hand cut with a table saw. Piece of UMHW hit him in the nuts.
That happened on Wednesday, we didn't see him till Monday. Doctors orders.
All those that say that they never show his mistakes. I did see him break something once.
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