Serious question for you experienced wood worker folks. I've been reading about "kickback" on table saws. Haven't experienced it yet. Is it safe to rip wood with the grain like this against the fence? I get the impression against the grain crosscut against the fence is a big no no, but what about with the grain?
I'm using a bow fingerboard more to keep my piece straight against my fence, but it supposedly helps with kickback. And I make sure I'm not standing directly behind the piece and use a push stick. Anything else I should be doing for safety? I'd kinda like to keep my fingers. No, I don't have a saw stop... yet. Maybe one day.
In this case I was ripping down the face of the shadow frame to match the depth dimensions of a canvas before I assembled the pieces.