Shark or BORK?

I have a DeWalt DW746 and am also interested in the Shark. The riving knife is what is driving me there. If you or any other LJ’ers out there know of any options. Please let us both know. To date, this is the only credible one.

Enjoy!

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Jason – I’ve had a BORK on my Shop Fox W1677 (same as the 1023SL) for over a year now, and it’s worked quite well. I had a Shark Guard on my 22124, and while it was a good splitter with great above table DC features, the BORK is really a riving knife and has a couple of advantages, unless Lee from SG is offering a riving knife for the 1023 that I’m unaware of.

The BORK is a retrofit device for existing saw designs that have a swing arm, so it travels in a bit of an arc like the blade does, unlike a stock riving knife that tends to travel straight up and down, but otherwise accomplishes the task more like a riving knife than a traditional fixed splitter. Because it’s a retrofit and not a stock design, there are some obstacles that the BORK has to overcome, like being fit to the swing arm, and requiring a good ZCI for lateral support. But once it’s adjusted (not an overly finnicky task), I don’t fuss with it very much. FWIW, Bob used to offer a money back guarantee (including shipping). Whichever you choose, Bob and Lee are both great to deal with.