The woodworking video podcast and blog of Al Navas

Archives for the day Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

7 May

FineWoodworking.com: Avoid Kickback and More

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My table saw sits in the middle of the shop, with lots of room all around it. It is a nice machine, but it can also be dangerous, as you learned from my experience in 1964. Learn how to keep your fingers safe and avoid kickback with a short video lesson from FineWoodworking magazine editor Asa Christiana.

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7 May

Wednesday’s winner of the daily 2008 Safety Week Giveaway

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Congratulations to Howard Levine, the winner of today’s giveaway from Sommerfeld Tools for Wood. You win…drum roll… the following three items:

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  1. First item on the left: One double-sided featherboard
  2. In the center, one safety push stick
  3. On the right: One complete set of the DVD 7-pack

Congratulations, Howard! And a big THANKS to our 2008 Woodworkers Safety Week sponsor:

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About Me

My name is Al Navas, and I live in NW Missouri with my bride of many years. We are both woodworkers who love to be in the shop together, sharing wonderful times. She is a woodturner, and also carves and does pyrography. I do what many call flat work, which includes jewelry boxes to blanket chests; armoires to entertainment centers; church altars to prayer kneelers; custom cabinets to rustic furniture. In our “spare” time in the shop we make toys, bird houses, etc., for our granddaughters. In late 2007 we finished serving as officers for the St Joseph Woodworkers Guild.