Near the beginning of each episode of The New Yankee Workshop, Norm Abram recites a standard monologue about safety. The exact wording has varied over the years, but most of the time it is substantially as follows:

• Before we use any power tools, let’s take a moment to talk about shop safety. Be sure to read, understand, and follow all the safety rules that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools properly will greatly reduce the risk of personal injury. And remember this: there is no more important safety rule than to wear these — safety glasses. [He points at his aviator-style prescription glasses.]

Whether you are a fan of Norm or not, these are rules you should live by. While many of us can recite this by heart, the fact of its memorization is simply meaningless if it is not also put into practice. BE SAFE!!!

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