Safety

No single hearing protection device delivers by itself great protection against dangerous sound levels than disposable foam plugs.

Fashion trends don't dictate your woodworking attire, safety does. The wrong type of clothes can cause accidents. Be comfortable, but heed the following fashionable advice.

Woodworkers pose a risk for insurance purposes, but you can take steps to lower it.

If it's never happened to you, count yourself lucky. The scenario goes like this: You're trying to rip a board barely a few inches wide on your tablesaw. There's the whirling blade, the fence, the workpiece, and your hand. You grab a scrap to use as a pushstick to move the workpiece through the cut and beyond the blade. You push, guide, then suddenly WHAM! Flying wood. Shaking, you shut off the saw and examine yourself for injury. What went wrong?

Every between-centers lathe project you do begins with using a gouge. Done incorrectly, it can be dangerous. Here's how to do it right and safely.

Are you having a tough time cutting small chunks of wood? Safety man Mike Gililland offers some suggestions.

Sure, you know your tools and materials. You've done it all before, right? But all the same, you can never take safety for granted. Here are a dozen things to ponder before you begin any woodworking project. Just check them off one by one.

All spinning saws can kick back. And, boy, does it happen quickly! To protect yourself, learn the causes of kickback, and counter them with safe work habits.

Have you ever had your workpiece suddenly begin spinning uncontrollably when your drill bit gets stuck in the hold you're drilling? If so, try these preventative tips.

Of the 720,000 injuries per year associated with woodworking, 42 percent happen at the tablesaw. Yet common sense, proven practices and tried techniques will keep you at harm's way.

If you constantly wonder which way to feed your router into a workpiece, you better read this.