Safety Comes First at BenchWorx

Safe Practices

Safety Checks

Our steps for each project include safety checks from an instructor before the student may proceed.

Other safe practices:

• All hand tools; no power tools.
• Plastic safety guards help kids drill only as far as needed.
• No splinters from BenchWorx projects; every wood piece gets sanded.
• Kids are first taught how to use the tools.
  Once they are confident and use the tools correctly, they finish the project themselves.

Saw Setup Side View

• The Miter Box is against the desk and vise.
• The pencil line drawn on your wood with the Tri-Square is lined up with the correct slot on the Miter Box.
• The bottom of the C-Clamp is completely under the desk.
• Mr. Brown is present and is a pinky width away from the line.
• The C-Clamp is tight. Use your muscles.
• Safety Check!

Saw Safety

Kids learn to hold and use saws correctly.

• Use both hands when taking out, transporting, or putting away a saw.
• Red tape indicates exactly where to put hands, so fingers are not in the way.
• Use shims to guide the work.
• Hold projects with a vise, not with hands.