Safety Tips.

[johnbjuice]

Additional knife safety:
Don't use a dull knife, a sharp knife will require less effort to make your cuts which means if the knife slips, there will be less force behind the blade (also, cuts from a dull blade hurt a lot more and take a lot longer to heal and are more likely to leave a nasty scar.)

Maintain enough control over the knife so that if it does slip, you can minimize the distance that the blade will travel. If the blade slips and leaves your hand, you don't have enough control of the blade.

Use the right blade for the job. There are a lot of different types of knife blades, and not all of them are appropriate for every job.

I would like to second using a sharp knife - it may sound weird, but a sharp knife is MUCH safer than a dull one. The sharper a knife is, the less force you have to use to cut stuff, the more control you have over the knife. So be sure to sharpen your knives.

Safety first! If you feel unsafe, you probably are.

- Juice

[Kurt_]

Agreed. Too many times I have thought to myself "This isn't the right tool for the job" or "I should do this later", and I end up hurting myself or breaking something.

Try to avoid working when tired, also. It seems common sense, but when you're tired you don't feel like doing the necessary steps to ensure the safety of you and your projects.