Reply by patron

here is what i meant

i hook my fingers over the fence
if the board goes bad
my hand is not pulled to the saw with the board

the arrow is the direction i always push the wood
it is to easy for the wood to wander to the saw
if it is pushed forward only
causing kickback

my shop mantra

’KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT OF THE TOOLS’ !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle