Safety First

One of the key elements to making your hobby fun is to make it safe. Many of our workbenches contain sharp tools such as hobby knives, seam scrapers, scribers, pin-vise screwdrivers, chisels, etc. All of these tools are prone to rolling off the bench and possibly into our laps! To keep your enjoyment level up, and your medical bills down, here are some quick fixes to control wandering tools.

Triangular pencil grips, which can be found in many school supply aisles, fit nicely over standard hobby knives. For tools that are too small, or too large for a pencil grip, simply cut a 1-2" long piece from a kitchen sponge. Slit a starter hole at the end and carefully slide it over the end of the tool's handle.