Well, it was a "new" table saw...

It was a new table saw...until this afternoon!

Today was a great day for getting more kitchen woodworking done and to break-in the new table saw that Santa dropped off early so as not to overload his sleigh. Marni pre-assembled the table saw for me this week so I could hopefully use it today during the daylight hours before I head into work. We put the finishing touches on it this morning with a little (and I do mean little) help from Ryan, and I was able to cut all of the rabbets in the trim that will receive the 1/4" sheet rock.

If you've ever cut MDF (medium density fiberboard), then you can relate to how "magnetic" this stuff is when you try to clean it up afterwards. The sawdust goes EVERYWHERE and gets into every little crack and hole you can imagine. So, the table saw has joined the world of dusty tools. I brushed it off the best I could but mostly to try and avoid getting the sawdust all over the place in the garage so Ryan could eventually play with it too.

Progress on the kitchen is slower than we'd like, but is starting to really come together thanks to Marnell's creative design. I'm sure she'll post some more progress pics soon because we're just about done with the wood-trim and sheet rock; now it's time for paint and the nail gun. Thanks to my cousin Scott for the loan of the nail gun and the chop saw to make this job happen.

Ric