Workshop Safety

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• All About Dust Collection

  by Asa Christiana

  Learn how to protect your lungs with top-notch dust collection tips and techniques.

• Video: Fight Kickback with a Riving Knife

  with Roland Johnson

  See kickback in action and learn how a riving knife can help prevent it

• Sound Advice

  by David Heim

  Hearing protectors are as essential to a safe, well-equipped shop as good lighting, safety glasses, and a dust collector. After all, the noise made by shop machines ...

• A New Look at Eye Protection

  by Steve Scott

  There's really no good excuse for avoiding eye protection in the shop, especially considering the new, comfortable safety glasses, goggles, and face shields on ...

• Video: Safer Cuts with a Riving Knife

  with John White

  This important safety aid is just recently showing up on tablesaws in the U.S. as an alternative to the more common splitter

• Tool Makers Cater to New Trends

  by Matt Berger

  Ergonomics, women among the inspirations for new tool designs

• Video: SawStop is Safety Centric

  with Fine Woodworking editors

  Cabinet Saw's blade-stopping technology aims to save fingers

• A Tablesaw Primer: Ripping and Crosscutting

  by Kelly Mehler

  Proper techniques to help you make accurate and safe cuts

• Tablesaw Splitters and Blade Covers

  by Kelly Mehler

  Standard tablesaw guard systems fall short for Kelly Mehler, and he reviews three add-on splitters and six blade covers to see how convenient, affordable, durable, ...

• Video: Understanding Dust Masks

  with Sandor Nagyszalanczy

  Choosing the right dust mask ensures safety in the woodshop

• Music for Your Ears

  by Anatole Burkin

  Electronic earmuffs both protect hearing and provide musical entertainment, not just mushy white noise. Fine Woodworking’s Anatole Burkin reviews some that have ...

• Video: Five Minute Guide: How to Use a Tablesaw

  with Fine Woodworking editors

  Learn how to safely and effectively use your tablesaw to make a variety of cuts