Greatest Table Saw Quote Ever

February 12, 2013 5 Comments

I was doing some research today and ran across the following quote on sawmillcreek.org by a guy named Jonathan McCullough.  Dating back to 2010, it is quite simply the grandest description I’ve ever read of the table saw beast, and I thought it too good not to share.  So Jonathan, whoever you are and wherever you are, here’s to you!

“I wish someone would pop up at my door with a pickup truck saying how much they wanted a table saw.  No doubt. Mine is powerful, well tuned, has all sorts of doodads, and I hate it. Hate It. It’s dangerous and spews out a choking cloud of microfine particles. It dominates the garage like a cast iron miasma of self reproach, with tendrils reaching out and stinking up the place with all sorts of jigs and crap that take up even more room.”

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5 Responses to Greatest Table Saw Quote Ever

  1. Anonymous says:
    February 13, 2013 at 12:15 am

    Best description of a tablesaw ever. Why do we own them?

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  2. billlattpa says:
    February 13, 2013 at 8:05 am

    I am not a table saw worshipper but I would be the last to deny it’s usefulness. There are certain projects I’ve completed that I simply would not have been able to do otherwise, at least not without buying more tools. Being a weekend hobbyist who only gets maybe 5 or 6 hours a month in the shop, the table saw actually allows me to actually make furniture and not spend much of my shop time just preparing stock.
    To each is own I guess. I don’t fault woodworkers who use nothing but hand tools the same way I don’t fault woodworkers who use power tools. I personally use both.
    Bill

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    • Bryant Rice says:
      February 13, 2013 at 9:20 am

      I completely agree, and suspect this quote was made (at least a little) tongue in cheek. I don’t personally own a table saw, but not because I’m a hand tool purist (I’m not). It’s mainly because I don’t really require one for the types of projects I typically undertake, and quite honestly, I don’t have room for one anyway. But I do have a number of other power tools that I use regularly, both large and small.

      You have to admit, that’s a pretty colorful quote coming from a guy who does (or did) own one!

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      • billlattpa says:
        February 13, 2013 at 9:38 am

        It is a good quote. And I think that table saws are super dangerous. I’ve always said that pushing a board into a 10″ blade spinning at 3600rpm borders on stupidity. But it does serve it’s purpose right or wrong. I just wish he would have posted his address. If he was close enough I may just take him up on the offer.

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