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estly though, it is a valid question. After all, how many times can we talk about kickback prevention, ear protection, respirators, and how to dispose of oily rags? But the one thing I remind myself of every year is that there will always be a constant flow of new woodworkers coming into the craft. ...
The Wood Whisperer is proud to announce the first annual Woodworker’s Safety Week. Every year, during the first full week of May, I hope the woodworking world will join me in taking some time to refresh our memories about the importance of safety and proper techniques. Most of you probably ...
Spring is here and before you know it, we’ll be fighting the heat of Summer. So now is the perfect time to get inspired and start thinking about projects you can make to enhance your enjoyment of the great outdoors! All week long we’ll be posting Viewer Projects with an outdoor theme, ...
This topic was inspired by a question from viewer Tony. He writes: “I am just starting out, as a recreational woodworker, are there any key projects / techniques that you would advise I master as a way of growing my skill set. I am planning to build my own cabinetmaker’s bench later th...
Every year during Safety Week, I like to spread the love a little and share links from my fellow bloggers and podcasters. Last week, I was quite distracted with website trouble so here’s a quick list of links that were brought to my attention. If you have a blog and you wrote a safety-related...
So this morning, I started reminding people that it was Safety Week. This is the result of having way too much on my plate and getting in from Atlanta last night at 10pm. I totally forgot I already postoned the even till next week. So since we have a whole week yet to be unsafe, I thought it wou...
Usually by this point in the week, things are slowing down. But as you can see below, the community contributions keep rolling in! Timber Frame Tools – Best Practice is a Safety Habit Splintered Board Podcast – Safety Week 2010 (Pt. 2) Stu’s Shed – 10 Safety Tips Sleep...
Once again, Woodworker’s Safety Week is fast approaching. Starting May 2nd, you can expect many of our blogging and podcasting friends to discuss various safety-related topics and I will aggregate the links here for your convenience. As always, the goal is to look at this as a yearly refreshe...
When I started the Wood Whisperer Guild, I actually had no idea how I was going to balance projects and content for both the free site and our paying members. But like most things in my life, I jumped in and decided I would sort out the details later. Looks like “designing on the fly”...
Woodworker’s Safety Week is finally here! No it doesn’t mean that this is the only week we have to be safe, haha. Obviously, our shops are full of danger. So its very important that we adopt the safest practices possible. And with so many folks new to the hobby, its critical that we...
Hey folks. Just a quick announcement concerning Safety Week. I am pushing it back a week due to a number of reasons. So the new dates are May 10-May 14th). If you are a blogger and you are producing safety-related content, you have a whole extra week to prepare! My content contribution will be...
Woodworker’s Safety Week blazes on with some great articles from our friends in the blogosphere! Half Inch Shy – Safety Awareness Week 2011 Penultimate Woodshop – Real Men Don’t Need Fingers Little Good Pieces – What I Screwed Up Back Then – Bandsaw Injury Stu...