{"id":588,"date":"2009-05-07T06:41:35","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T10:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?p=588"},"modified":"2021-09-19T18:52:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T22:52:22","slug":"safety-week-2009-for-handtool-woodworkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/safety-week-2009-for-handtool-woodworkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Week 2009 &#8211; for Handtool Woodworkers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/safetyweek09-100x100.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-589\" title=\"safetyweek 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/safetyweek09-100x100.png\" alt=\"safetyweek 2009\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>Warning: Unlike most others, there&#8217;s no blood involved in this safety tip.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Summary: When the going gets tough, <strong>STOP<\/strong>. There&#8217;s something wrong with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The tool you are using<\/li>\n<li>The way you are using it<\/li>\n<li>Your frame of mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of the safety tips we are seeing this week relate real life experiences. Here&#8217;s my confession. Back when I was learning how to effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?p=475\">resaw long lumber<\/a> with handtools, I did one trial cut using a simple, but sharp, Disston rip saw. I <strong>knew<\/strong> that the workholding setup was less than optimal and that I would need something better. I <strong>knew<\/strong> that this wasn&#8217;t the tool I ultimately wanted to use but had not yet built the much better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?p=271\">frame saw<\/a>. When the sawing got tougher than it should have been, I <strong>knew<\/strong> that I should stop and give up the test. Instead, I just ploughed on through, eager to see what that piece of wood looked like when sliced in that manner.<\/p>\n<p>One of the oddities of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.com\/health\/rotator-cuff-injury\/DS00192\">rotator cuff injuries<\/a> is that they don&#8217;t manifest immediately. They become apparent only when the injury, in this case a torn tendon under the anterior deltoid, is asked to do something that irritates the injury, such as reaching up to get something from a high shelf. It&#8217;s the coming down that goes &#8220;Zowie!&#8221; These sorts of injuries take months to heal, and this one is no exception. One can&#8217;t simply stop using a shoulder and wait. So, I&#8217;ve included some extra therapy to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.expertvillage.com\/video\/72095_playground-fitness-four-front-deltoids.htm\">build muscle strength in the deltoids<\/a>, and have continued on with life as usual, despite the rather frequent &#8220;Zowies!&#8221; After all, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?cat=7\">a boat to be built<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line: When your sawing, or planing, or other handtool activity becomes difficult, <strong>STOP<\/strong>. Check your tools for sharpness. Optimize workholding. Diagnose why unusual force may be needed. Maybe all you need is a mental break and a fresh approach. Don&#8217;t just muscle your way through it. You could bear the consequences for months.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, a comment about aging. I&#8217;ll become 65 this year. I&#8217;ve already noticed that nature starts taking things away from you as you age. Regular weight training is part of the way I fight that off, as is plenty of handtool work in my boatbuilding shop. Stretching and staying flexible is also part of that regimen. A few days ago I saw an entry on one of the woodworking forums where a guy said he wasn&#8217;t going to put a leg vise on his workbench because he doesn&#8217;t like bending down to adjust the vice. Making an assumption that he&#8217;s in his mid-life years, I&#8217;ve got news for him and others who think this way: Get use to bending and staying flexible, or by the time you retire and have more time for your hobby your body won&#8217;t be able to do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: Unlike most others, there&#8217;s no blood involved in this safety tip. Executive Summary: When the going gets tough, STOP. There&#8217;s something wrong with: The tool you are using The way you are using it Your frame of mind. Many of the safety tips we are seeing this week relate real life experiences. 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