What would you do without power tools? Well, you鈥檇 probably take on fewer home-improvement projects 鈥� and probably have a lot more calluses on your hands.
Thankfully, you don鈥檛 have to do without. But you do have to use tools safely, if you want to do good work and keep all of your fingers and appendages intact, anyway.
How do you do that? These recommendations from the University of California Cooperative Extension and the Power Tool Institute will help.
Start with some heavy 鈥� reading. We know, you just want to start using that new circular saw/nail gun/belt sander 鈥� but take the time to read the instructions. They鈥檒l help you get the most out of your tool, both in terms of safety and performance.
Then, do a little journaling. OK, not really. But you should write down the details of your new tool (and your others as well). Include a descripti