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Articles, tips, and scary stories about woodworking safety, injuries, almost injuries, and most of all how to work safely while in the wood shop whether with hand tools or power tools.
I’m going to call this episode “the old fogey” episode because I spend a lot of time complaining about a sore back and aching joints. However if you want to be working in the shop instead of sitting on the porch yelling at the neighborhood kids then there are some things to consider about how [...] Read more »
Just a few tips that should run through your mind every time you set to work with sharp, pointy implements. I also drag out some old Hand Tool School footage from Semester 2 and show a stupid accident I had with a turning saw. Nothing too gory but be warned, that’s real blood. Enough of [...] Read more »
Welcome to another Woodworker’s Safety Week! A big thanks again to my friend Marc Spagnuolo for kicking this whole thing off waaayyy back in 2009 (a lifetime in Internet years). The amount of text, images, and video created because of Safety Week is huge and it has hopefully raised awareness for many woodworkers and prevented [...] Read more »
Be sure to read, understand and follow all the safety rules that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools PROPERLY will greatly reduce the risk of personal injury. And remember this. There is no other more important safety rule…than to wear THESE…safety glasses… How many of us have this lined [...] Read more »
Chisels are used more than any other tool in the shop. They are also probably the sharpest (or they should be) tools in the shop. It is only natural that such a sharp blade out in the open like that be a major safety hazard. Only not much attention is paid to chisels. Maybe we [...] Read more »
The Hand Tool shop can be a dangerous place. Mainly because the woodworker is not as vigilant, thinking that everything is safer. There are sharp tools no doubt but they are not spinning and reciprocating so we feel more at ease. Well, watch your step because those shavings can be slippery. Google+ Profile Read more »
I’ll be upfront and say that this post will probably get me in trouble but it is something that has been on my mind for a bit. I view fine woodworking to be in a renaissance of sorts as more and more new people come to the craft. It is exciting and somewhat nostalgic as [...] Read more »
My Roubo workbench has given me so much joy that I finally decided to give something back and we became blood brothers last night. I guess I can say that I have finally broken in the bench with this sacrifice. It is still amazing just how much a little tiny cut can bleed. At least [...] Read more »
We have all done stupid things that fortunately resulted in no one really getting hurt and a lasting memory that tells you to never try that again. When I was in high school and backpacking in the mountains near Aspen, CO, my buddy and I decided to rappel off a cliff and into a waterfall. [...] Read more »
Welcome to Woodworker’s Safety Week 2010. Arthur C. Clarke said 2010 was the year we make contact. Let’s hope that as far as woodworkers are concerned, there will be no contact with spinning blades and sharp pointy things. This is the 3rd annual safety week and after pushing out some basic ideas 3 years ago [...] Read more »
