Woodworking Safety 101

Marc Spagnuolo June 2009 #176, Safety, Safety Techniques, Techniques, The Wood Whisperer, Woodworking Basics, Woodworking Blogs

Seasoned professionals also benefit from woodworking safety. Regardless of your experience level, it never hurts to review the basics. In fact, I believe there are a number of standard safety items and practices that not only help keep you safer &#8230…

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Workshop tip: Plastic tubing keeps bag in dust-collector bin

FineWoodworking Dust Collection, Dust Collection Accessories, Dust Collector, Safety, Shop Design, Workshop Tips

Simple, flexible plastic pipe solves the problem of disappearing bags.

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Improved Push Pad

American Woodworker Editors AW150, Push Block, Push Pad, Push Plate, Safety, Safety Techniques, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

Ordinary push pads tend to slip, I’ve found, when face-jointing a board. I modified one of mine by cutting 1/2″ of the rubber padding off its back end and then screwing on a 1/2″ x 1/2″ cleat. Now the …
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Book Review: Foundations of Woodworking By Michael Pekovich

Highland Staff All, Book Reviews, Community, fine woodworking, Mike Pekovich, Safety, Sharpening, Tool Tips, woodworking books, woodworking foundation, Woodworking Tips

For the January 2022 issue of Wood News Online, Norm Reid reviewed Foundations of Woodworking by Michael Pekovich: While there are many good books that introduce woodworking to newcomers…none are perfect. Except, perhaps, Pekovich’s new book, Foundations of Woodworking. Read the rest of the review Purchase your own copy of Foundations of Woodworking Click this […]

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