Woodworking can be as dangerous as it is rewarding. Its important that you stay safe while you have fun in the shop.
Knowing that without safety there is no woodworking, The Wood Whisperer, Marc Spagnuolo, has lead the Woodworking Safety Week campaign for many years. Hes made his own posts about safety and hes been kind enough to share links to other community members safety posts too. This years post is here.
This will be my third year writing a post for Woodworking Safety Day (formerly Safety Week). Both last year and the year before it was an easy post to write. My first safety week post was about a good friend of mine who took off two (2) fingers with a table saw. My second safety week post was about my dropping a spinning router bit into my left palm.
Luckily, this past year has left me with no injuries to speak of. Unluckily, thats left me short of my usual cautionary tale for safety week. While I could tell you of my friend Toms recent kickback episode, Ill leave that to him (Toms never short on things to say).
Ouch . Kickback - 1, Tom - 0. yfrog.com/ntv86rzj
TomsWorkbench (@TomsWorkbench) April 28, 2013
Instead, this year Im going to share some simple advice:
If youre nervous, or what youre doing makes you uncomfortable, dont do it.
These are words I live by not just in my shop, but also at my day job at a commercial roofing firm. While Im not here saying that you cant get hurt unless youre nervous, I will say that I feel being nervous makes you more likely to get hurt.
When were nervous or uncomfortable were also distracted. We spent too much time being nervous or uncomfortable and not enough time paying attention to what were doing. Getting hurt then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
So please, if youre in the shop and what youre doing doesnt feel right, please dont do it. The right tool for the job, waiting for help or just resting and approaching the task with a clear head will alchoices be faster and cheaper than your injury.
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