"Quick tip on this one! Place a sheet (at least 0.0625") of steel or aluminum under the piece of wood. Put you weight on the wood piece and go slow, you can feel when it hits the bottom. Makes it much easier and quicker!"
"I agree that it's very much a doing something different solely for the reason of doing something different. It's neat and all but I don't really see the usefulness of it. My first thought when I saw it was those are some serious finger crushers!"
"Ha! That's funny and a little frustrating. I have designed two lines of cordless tools now and in both my recommendation was to have integrated guides or flat areas. Sure enough the companies tested them with "users" who decided that the sexier, more sporty forms were preferred. Think I'll contact Jimmy next time for some user testing!"