Heavy-Duty Push Block

Drawing 1 I find many push sticks somewhat unnerving to use. So I made a sturdy push block for my table saw that keeps my hand well above the blade. And the wide body of the block pushes the workpiece on both sides of the saw blade.

For extra blade clearance, the thick body of the push block is glued up from two pieces of scrap. At the back, I screwed a ¼″ hardboard heel to catch the end of a board and push it through the blade, like you see in the photo.

An ordinary steel utility handle gives me a firm grip on the block. Once the bottom and the heel of the push block get chewed up, you can easily remove the handle and make a new block.

Good Woodworking,

Phil Huber
Online Editor, ShopNotes

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Heavy-Duty Push Block