Today, I finally started using my MiniMax FS30, and it's mostly a joy to use. The annoyances of it are not the topic of this thread though. Rather, it is something that I have encountered a little bit before, but the work I was doing today really brings the issue to the fore.
I'm working on my new workbench, which will likely turn out to be a Split-top Roubo (split or not is the question), a long one, about 9' or so. A 9' top means processing 9'+ hard maple lumber, 8/4, 6" or wider to start with. I've tagged the jointer beds with TopCote, but I'm still having a heck of a time keeping the timbers (borrowing an appropriate term from the rest of the Anglosphere) moving. My hands will slip, and even the pushblocks will slip. I'm wearing gloves since I've gotten sliced before by hard maple's sharp 90d edges, and my soft computerdude hands don't want to be bleeding any more on this bench.
I need more traction between me and the timbers... suggestions?