May father made alot of his own woodworking tools, he never threw any nice piece of wood out and wouldnt care in the least if he spent all day making the prettiest push stick too be found. I can also guarantee you that it would never come in contact with a blade and if it did all production would end until it was repaired to its former glory.
Yeah he really never was very successful in his trade because he had these strange quirks that we used to lay titles on such as pride in ownership. I still say push stick and good for the man that made it