Heavy Duty Stress In Wood

While ripping cedar boards yesterday I encountered heavy-duty wood stress. So much so, the board pinched between the table saw fence blade and splitter enough that I couldn't advance my 8’ board through the cut. Notice the gap under the board resting on the saw top. You should have seen the 1”x 1” strip that I was attempting to cut. It came off the blade “C” shaped and twisted from the wood tension.

Safety First

If this happens to you immediately stop feeding the board hold your board firmly in place, shut the saw down remove the board when blade stops spinning.