We really enjoyed your video on safety. Thank you. We look forward to future "videos". D

good idea to get kids going early and safely
but...
perhaps you should chastise your daughter for walking into the shop in bare feet at the beginning. I notice later she has runners on....

a suggestion - perhaps a video on pets in the shop - everyone seems to be so concerned about fine dust - with all the cyclone and air cleaner discussions in the forums and the danger of fine particles in the lung. But nobody seems to think of man's best friend laying on the floor in the sawdust, sucking in all that fine dust that his master is so concerned about avoiding.

Trivial I know, but I always wondered about the effect of fine dust on pets in the shop

Deanna,

Thanks for your kind words about our safety video. It was really fun to make (and gave me some great time with my kids as well).

I have so many ideas of videos I want to put out. Stay tuned, and I'll do my best to get some more out.

If you know of anyone else who might benefit from this, please feel free to forward it to them.

Sincerely,

Craig Stevens
contactus@woodworkersresource.com
www.WoodworkersResource.com

Glenn,

Thanks for your post, I appreciate it. You did catch my daughter in her bare feet when we were shooting the beginning of the video. But I did make her put shoes on when we started shooting in the shop. She's not a fan of shoes when home, so I'm constantly reminding her to put shoes on when out in the shop. That's something that could have made the video as well!

As far as pets and wood dust, I agree. We should be more cautious. Another thing that I think about as well is my dog's hearing. A dog's hearing is supposed to be more sensitive than a humans, but I'm guilty of running my power tools with him in the shop while I have on hearing protection. Maybe I'll try to dig up some more information on this.

Thanks for your thought.

Craig Stevens
contactus@woodworkersresource.com
www.WoodworkersResource.com

Craig, your video was very timely for me. I'm going to Virginia soon to see my son and family, and I plan to build a little project with 5-year-old Claire. I bought the small kids' toolkit and bag from Woodcraft, and that will be her bag. I added to it a couple of the smallest size wooden handscrews I could find. Her cousin Ben is only 3, but he learned quickly how to use the handscrews and loves to show how he can spin them open or closed. The kit includes a square, a tape measure, an 8 ounce hammer, a level, and two small screwdrivers. I'll add some safety goggles when she can try them on and wiggle test them.

On shoes: Some woodworking schools have hard rules against wearing shorts or sandals in the shop.

Thanks to you and the kids for the informative video.

Tom,

Thanks for your comment. I think it's great that you're helping to teach your grandkids woodworking! You're to be commended.

I haven't seen the kid's toolkit at Woodcraft, I'll have to check it out. It sounds like a good starter kit for kids.

As far as wearing sandals in the shop, I agree. You're going to drop a piece of wood, hammer, etc, at some point, and exposed piggies are not good when this happens.

To be honest, when it comes to wearing shorts, I don't have a big problem with it. Yes, it could help prevent a scratch or two, but in the summer time it's just too hard to keep long pants on. I understand some schools having these rules in place, (insurance may play a part in it as well). But in reality, it's not very practical, especially when you're working with kids and just using hand tools.

If you have other safety procedures in place like the ones in our video, I can't see wearing shorts being a problem.

Let me know what you think about this, I'm always open to changing my mind.

Kind regards,

Craig Stevens