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Inventor's Attempt at Saw Safety Cuts Against Industry's Grain

In 1999, Stephen Gass , a patent lawyer and woodworking hobbyist, invented a device to make power saws safer. It was designed to prevent, or at least minimize, the gruesome injuries that result when someone's flesh hits the blade of a table saw spinning at 4,000 revolutions per minute.
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By Cindy Skrzycki

 
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