Women in Woodworking
When I first considered the topic of women in woodwork, I couldn’t help but think back to the early days and my first craft show as a participating woodturner. The day following the show I received a request from a local newspaper which wanted to run a story on me and woodturning. The story, as I discovered, had less to do with my turning and more to do with the idea that here was a woman in man’s world.

That was twenty-five years ago. Today, highschools and colleges are no longer in the segregated dark ages, having opened their tech wings and wood shops to both genders years ago. This fact, accompanied by a change in social attitudes, has resulted in an increase in the numbers of women entering into the traditional male enclaves of wood and metal. Consequently, women are now better represented in these fields. In this new age, the focus has changed from the women themselves to the work they are doing, as it should.

Read the full article by Marilyn Campbell

The Hazards of Wood Dust
When you discuss woodworking hazards most of us think about fast spinning cutters and the injuries they can cause. However there is another less obvious woodworking hazard which is also cause for concern - wood dust.

Despite precautions, woodworking will still create dust, so the trick is to keep it out of your lungs, and keep it from settling all over your workshop, ools and yourself. A dust mask or respirator will achieve the first goal, but an effective dust collection system will do both.

Read the full article provided by Triton Manufacturing & Design Co.

Woodturning Gallery
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Tips & Jigs
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