Quote Originally Posted by bluesman7 View Post
Yeah, I think that that is a big part of the reason that I've never tried it.

A finish carpenter friend constantly tells me, 'When you are about to do something on a table saw that seems like it could be dangerous, don't do it! Think of another way'.

That could apply here. IME the majority of shop accidents are preceded by thoughts of 'if I slip this could be bad' or similar.
An English blacksmith friend of mine had the marvelous idea to set a hidden tang knife in the epoxied handle by holding the handle in 2 hands and then pressing the point against the medallion that was hanging around his neck. I kid you not.

If I recall correctly, he stabbed himself in the chest, 2 inches deep, slipping precisely either underneath his sternum plate, or between 2 ribs. Can't recall what exactly. It missed everything and the EMT people said he had been extremely luck and was essentially unharmed.