Larry | May 7, 2009
One place where miniaturists have to deal with a safety issue is when cutting short pieces of stock on a table saw. Most woodworkers cringe at the notion of rip-cutting short pieces and yet we miniaturists want to do this regularly.
Why is this a problem? Ripping short stock is dangerous due to potential for kickback. [...]
Larry | May 5, 2009
This week is Internet Woodworkers Safety Week. If you wander the various woodworking blogs and websites you’ll find a bunch of very good advice on how to stay safe while working with the machines that are so much a part of modern woodworking.
Some might suggest that the best safety advice is not to use them. [...]
Larry | April 2, 2009
Wow, thanks everyone for the kind responses regarding my foray into the carving world. I really enjoyed doing that little dog. So much so, in fact, that I’ve done little else with my spare time but carving ever since. I’m really bad at it but that’s ok as it’s REALLY fun.
I’m writing again on the [...]
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