What should a LumberJock teach their children

4. don’t flip that switch

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

respect the machine dont fear it… this also helps alot when driving a car… got my permit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

congrats Dennis- so that means you can drive to the LJ picnic in september? ;)

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

6- no playing in the shop .
7- no loose clothing / jewelry / hair around tools .
8- carry boards straight forward , not 3 stooges style .
9- don’t leave a tool running , when others are present, wait until it is stopped completly . i had a guy walk into my shop once , and walked over to the bandsaw , and put his thumb on the blade to check it out , but it was still spinning off , he did learn all he wanted to about bandsaws . much later this same guy jumped in as i was finnishing a rip with my skillsaw , and was going to hold the boards for me at the last minute , the blade nicked two fingers ,under the cut , fortunately i had the depth set to just clear the thikness of the board .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

sharp edge away from body parts

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Slow down – saftey first – keep your eye on the ball .

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Karson, teach them the poor craftsman ‘blames’ his tools for a poor job. The good craftsman uses the tools he/she has well.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

Keep a firstaid box ready for any eventuality.
Sharad

-- patanjali

teach them to buy quality tools….better to buy a good tool once then cheaper ones three or four times….you get what you pay for.

-- The Grizzone

Morals and common sense.

Though shalt not covet thy father’s tools.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Read the instructions and have a knowledgeable instructor show you how to use the equipment BEFORE you turn it on. Be alert and focus. Stop and rest and walk away when you are not. (Saves on bandages and emergency procedures.)

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

The first thing i was taught was this , How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?
The rest comes second nature !

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

don’t do as I do… but put the tools away when you are done with them.

and if you want to covet my tools, that’s fine. I get the new ones!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

congrats Dennis- so that means you can drive to the LJ picnic in september? ;)

hopefully purplev… very hopefully :)

Learn to care for your tools before you learn to destroy them. The sharper the better and safer. A big mallet can be struck softly. ...and unplug the power tools when doing any adjustments with body parts near.

...and what picnic? I love hot dogs!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

treat every part of the project with equal weight… its not just construction… its lumber selection design construction surface prep and finish…

To quote Marc Adams: “Layout is everything”

-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com

Have a clean and uncluttered floor so you don’t trip while working

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Learning right from wrong is as good a place to start as any…something many politicians and powerful people either didn’t learn or have forgotten.

Oh…”tools” is the subject!

Teach them to enjoy fixing and building stuff, and the rest will take care of itself….”Where there’s a will there’s a way.”

Measure twice, cut once.

-- “If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting” - Jack Handey

SNEAK UP ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!

No such thing as waste timber in todays climate

Well done Dennis your freedom is your wheels remember that but please drive carefully

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

“Now, here is how you read a tape measure.”
Excerpt from Bill’s book of barnyard philosophy.
Bill

I can’t is not an option.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Teach them to keep track of the missing tape measures and pencils….

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas

A dull knife or chisel can be more dangerous than a sharp one.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

keep the cats out of the sawdust

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

just have fun…safely.

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Drain the compressor when you’re done using it.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

DON’T RUSH!!!

-- BRODY. NSW AUSTRALIA -arguments with turnings are rarely productive-

Teach them about kick backs with power saws! & every kid should know how to ride, rope, shoot and swim!! ;-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Teach them to saw a straight, perpendicular line. I still can’t do this – the harder I try, the worse I screw it up!
When to cut to the inside of the mark, when to split the mark, and when to cut to the outside.

The shop is no place for horseplay.

Respect other people’s tools.

Any job worth doing is worth doing correctly!

Thou should learn from thy mistakes (and expect many!)

Jim

First and foremost should be to teach them how to use a dust pan and broom to clean up saw dust. That gives me more time to make it.

As Francis said in the movie Stipes, “If you touch my stuff, I’ll kill ya’ ” No, seriously, I’m with Scott on this one. If they break it I get to shop for a new one.

They need to be able to spot a pallet made of something other than pine. They need to be taught to be vigilant in the car for downed trees and other sources of free lumber. Daddy has to watch the road some of the time while driving. Spotting tools at yard sales while rolling couldn’t hurt either. (You can cover more if you don’t stop at one that has nothing but baby closes and Tupperware.)

-- ShawnH "A little knowledge is a tool for disaster." Chinese porverb

Don’t trust the fence alignment when ripping, always measure the distance between the fence, at the front of the blade, & the back of the blade.

This will prevent pinching, burning, or possible kickback.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

One of the first rules I can remember learning. Never interrupt someone working with a tool, always stand back and wait until they stop and notice you. If you startle or distract people, bad things happen.

On a related note, I nearly chopped myself when someone decided that turning off the lights was a good way to let me know supper was ready.

-- You know.... I think that old wood needs to be furniture.

Teach safty first than teach them that its ok to make mistakes and to keep on trying. and all mistakes can be hid in the fireplace.

-- God is great beer is good and people are crazy

don’t go near the workshop unless there is a Lumberjock with you.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

When you are done at the end of your time in the shop, put 10 things away where they belong. When you walk into the workshop put 10 more things away. It will get you moving in the shop and clear an area for you to work in.

-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO

Never start a glue up at or near supper time.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

finesse.

-- Dan, Sterling Alaska, http://sullcon.homestead.com/ Before you criticise some one, walk a mile in their shoes...then you will be a mile away and you have their shoes!