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• Woodworkers Safety Week 2008 A Success!

  Posted on Saturday May 10th, 2008 at 12:47 in how safe is woodworking, safety, safety in the workshop, woodworkers safety week, woodworking safety, work safe

  From all indication Woodworkers Safety Week 2008 has been a huge success! Throughout this past week there has been a slew (my new word) of blog posts related to workshop safety from a wide variety of ...

• Wood Toxicity Is Nothing To Sneeze At

  Posted on Wednesday May 7th, 2008 at 09:05 in is wood safe, is wood toxic, reference, safety, safety in the workshop, spalted wood, toxic wood, wood safety, wood toxicity, wood toxicity chart, woodworking safey

  Working with wood can be hazardous to your health! I’m sorry but there is just no nice way to say it. The dust and sap from various types of wood can be toxic and cause a variety of health conce...

• A Safety Review Of My Workshop

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 11:21 in in the shop, safety, safety in the workshop, Shop, woodworking safety, working with wood safely, workshop safety, workshop safety tips

  Since the object of Woodworking Safety Week is for woodworkers to focus on safety in the workshop I did a review of what equipment I use to make my shop safer, any problems that I may have with this e...

• Table Saw Safety Is Serious Business

  Posted on Monday May 5th, 2008 at 13:55 in kickback, safe woodworking, safety, safety in the workshop, table saw, table saw blade, table saw safety, tablesaw, woodworking safety, work safely

  Possibly one of the most dangerous pieces of equipment in the workshop is the table saw. As woodworkers we often take this tool for granted because of its simplicity in purpose and the fact that it is...

• Woodworking Tips And Tidbits - 03/30/08

  Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 19:12 in caps, finishes, Measuring, panelling, plywood, safety, tips and tidbits

  1. If you use multiple measuring tools; tapes, rulers, squares, etc. ensure that the distance increments all match. Sometimes they don’t. If they differ, and you use a variety of measuring tools...

• Woodworking Tips And Tidbits - 03/23/08

  Posted on Sunday March 23rd, 2008 at 19:13 in bandsaw, clamps, glue, safety, tips and tidbits, zero clearance

  1. Round the edges of the back of your bandsaw blade to increase the allowable radius of a cut. This makes the cutting easier too. 2. To keep panels from bowing under clamp pressure while gluing, clam...

• Woodworking Tips And Tidbits - 02/24/08

  Posted on Sunday February 24th, 2008 at 15:43 in clamps, finishes, safety, tips and tidbits

  1. Don’t check your lathe toolrest by running your fingers along it while turning a pen blank. The square edge of the blank will catch your fingertip, ripping the skin away from the nail causing...

• A Spinning Bowl Is Not A Toy!

  Posted on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 at 14:58 in bowl, face shield, safety, turning, woodturning

  I thought I was turning a bowl until it turned into a spin top! And boy, did it spin… right into my face! I was merrily turning a bowl out of cherry when out of nowhere it just shattered and the pie...

• Woodworking Tips & Tidbits - 02/10/08

  Posted on Sunday February 10th, 2008 at 13:52 in clamps, dado, dowel, glue, safety, tips and tidbits

  1. Make a dado guide for quick size reference by taking a length of plywood by about 6″ and making cuts across it with all the size variables of your stackable dado blades. Mark the sizes and bl...

• I Can See Clearly Now!

  Posted on Thursday February 7th, 2008 at 08:12 in face shield, in the shop, safety, Shop

  I couldn’t stand it any longer! The face shield that I was using for the past 20 years is so scratched and marked up that it was hard to see out of. It never seemed a problem before because it w...