Wooden Gifts Carving: Essential Safety Tips for Beginners
In this blog post we give you a safety guide when carving wooden gifts, the protective tools you need to have on hand and how to use a carving knife using the correct posture to prevent accidental injuries during the carving process. These preparations are essential, and for both novice and experienced woodcarvers, safety is always a priority.
Prepare cut-resistant gloves
First and foremost, cut-resistant gloves are the first line of defense to protect your hands from accidental injuries caused by the carving knife, such as accidental cuts to the skin when flattening the wood.
However, cut-resistant gloves don't protect you 100%, they are still capable of being cut by a carving knife. As you can see in the picture, when we deliberately cut the glove repeatedly with the carving knife, you can see that it broke a hole. Of course, this is not a common occurrence, just be more careful when making wooden gifts.
The second point is that cut-resistant gloves do not prevent injuries from punctures. When the carving knife is inserted straight into the wood, it can be seen to be pierced together with the cut-resistant glove.
Examples of injury-prone scenarios when carving wooden gifts
First, no part of your body should be in front of the knife, which can easily lead to injury if the direction and strength are not controlled.
Second, if the wood is placed on a platform for cutting, make sure it is placed smoothly and the wood is supported. If it is not placed steadily, the wood will be out of balance when cutting hard, and the direction of the knife's movement will be out of control, which will make it easy to injure yourself.
Thirdly, when you encounter the scenario of jamming the knife, you should back off the knife in time. It may not be able to cut because the wood has knots or is cut too deep. If you use brute force, it is easy to cut yourself and cause injury. The right way is to back out of the knife in time, and then a little bit of patience for the jammed place to deal with, thinning some.
Conclusion
Any protective measures can only play a protective role in the case of correct operation, so carving wooden gifts must develop good habits, realize that there is a risk when you must stop the action.
