Warning: The Woodworking studio has tools and equipment that may cause personal bodily injury, especially if improperly used.
Knowledge and understanding of policies, practices and safe operation procedures are each member’s responsibility. The Craft Center reserves all rights to change and/or modify policies or procedures and access at any time as they relate to safety, misuse or related situations. All policies are strictly enforced.
The woodshop is available for fine woodworking projects. It is meant for the hobbyist and not for production enterprises. Craft Center Membership Required.
Woodshop Access Privileges may be extended after:
Equipment Access: Safety clearance allows access to any machine or tool you are knowledgeable in. If you do not know the correct way to use a tool or machine do not use it, ask for help, and/or take a beginning wood class to learn. Misuse or abuse of a tool will suspend its availability. Only use equipment as it was intended for use by the manufacturer.
Each person must:
Once the above is satisfactorily completed, a member’s craft center membership card will be stamped for use to check out tools and keys to access equipment. This transaction occurs at the craft center front desk.
A current craft center membership is required & member must submit their membership card with valid wood stamp at the time of tool check out.
Report everything! We need to know for your safety. Inform Craft Center Staff as soon as possible. Minor incidents are important. Accidents include any personal harm or any damage done to machines or tools. Danger=Anything that appears to be an immediate or potential hazard should be dealt with immediately.
Disposable masks are available for purchase from craft center supply store or you can provide your own. Whenever working with wood, dust is produced and can be a hazard. Certain woods could contain harmful chemicals and Western Red Cedar has been attributed to asthma and nasal cancer. It is advisable to wear a particulate mask when creating high levels of saw dust and always keep work area clean. OSHA has information & resources on-‐line with regard to general respiratory protection guidance; members are encouraged to be informed and to decide what protection is best for them.
Free-hand tool designed for cutting circles and curves. Can also be used to rip and crosscut relatively small pieces of wood.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
Free-hand tool for sanding small pieces of wood.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
Free-hand and tool for sanding small pieces of wood.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
Used for sanding curved surfaces.
Safety:Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
Used for cross cuts, miter and compound miter jointing.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
Designed to make vertical holes or create mortises.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
For squaring and shaving along the edge grain.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
Designed to plane stock to any thickness smoothly. This machine cannot straighten bows or warps.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
The Sawstop is for ripping and crosscutting stock.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
Delta used for Dado cuts.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery. Delta saw does not have a safety brake system.
Used for milling and shaping wood edges and free forms.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating tools.
Used for milling original, symmetrical wood profiles.
Requires separate class/training and is for very experienced woodworkers only.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating machinery.
This tool is designed to smooth larger items like rough boards.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating tools.
Half and quarter sheet sanders for finishing flat surfaces.
Safety-: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating tools.
This palm-sized sander removes material more rapidly than a finish sander.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating tools.
This tool is designed to drill various sized straight holes into wood or metal.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating tools.
This tool is generally used for pattern cutting into materials with the maximum thickness of 4 1/4” for wood.
Safety: Eye protection is required by law. Do not be distracted by or talk to others when operating tools.
Don’t operate a machine or tool if you are not trained and familiar with it!