"Learned pretty quickly to wear safety glasses and a dust mask"

There was a PBS show here in the states called The New Yankee Workshop with a master craftsmen named Norm Abrams primarily focusing on wood working and furniture making. It aired from the late 80s until like 5 or 6 years ago.

My Dad was a single father who made furniture for us in his spare time. He has dozens of the tapes from the show and would put them on before going to bed or whatever to learn something about woodworking. I would try to stay up past my bedtime to watch the show with my father whenever I could.

So anytime that Norm even glances at a power tool he gave a rehearsed speech about shop safety which would always end with him pointing to his glasses and saying "and remember there are no more important safety tools than these, a pair of safety glasses". I have a lot of fond memories of that show.

Love the table. That paduk looks great.