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100 Keys to Woodshop Safety

100 Keys to Woodshop Safety

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty book with a lot of pictures
Review: As a person learning woodworking, the title of this book made it look like a project saver to me. The day the book arrived I was worrying about how to attach wheels into the bottom of horsey legs because it would mean screwing into end-grain, a very weak join. Lo! a project in the book suggested dowelling across the grain to hold screws inserted into the end. There were several other project-savers in the book, and more may show themselves to be so as I progress. Nice touch: the hands in the photos illustrating the suggestions are of a woman--encouraging.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Dead On Arrival...
Review: Don't waste your money on this slick piece of trash. The "advice" is so superficial that even a child would be underwhelmed. The book is organized as a series of "tips", each about 75 - 125 words long. There's no great rhyme or reason to the organization of these tips, and they offer such stunningly obvious guidance that you'll probably feel "had", as I do. Example of the authors' insightful suggestions: Sawhorses -- They're good things, but you can save money by making your own. Is that a safety tip? Another "tip": Levers & rollers - If you want to move something heavy, a lever might help you do it! Surely there's something far better than this available for people who'd like to work safely!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good sound advice on how to fix problems when they occur.
Review: Everyone makes mistakes when woodworking. Out of the 100 listed in the book I have probably come across over half of them, and have solved them in similar ways to the authors. Full of good ideas on what to do when your chisel slips, you saw off too much, or you measure something wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. The good woodworker not only knows how to avoid them, but how to skillfully fix and disguise them. This book shows you the way.


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