Woodworking Machinery & Woodworking Machines

Wood working machinery is designed to take the sweat and sore muscles out of building wood products so it pays to know exactly what you intend building before buying new wood working equipment.  Woodworking machinery can be anything from a simple circular saw to complex woodworking cnc tools.

 Wood working machinery is used both by the novice builder at home and wood product manufacturers. Instead of using a hammer and chisel to create dove tail joints, there are woodworking machines that can produce perfect results every time to enable even the newest craftsman to create perfect joints the first time. Well, OK, maybe the second time as even the best equipment will take some getting used to.

Types of Wood Working Machines

General woodworking machinery for home use include;

Mitre saw for general cutting.
Routers for grooving, moulding and shaping
Sanding power tools, orbital sanders for finishing work and belt sanders for heavy sanding
Bench saws and Mitre saw stands for ripping and planing (with attachments)
Drill presses and hand drills, both corded and portable
Jig saws and Reciprical power saws,
Combination woodworking machines

Perhaps one of the most useful piece of wood working machinery ever developed is the power planer. In order to have the wood the same thickness and perfectly edged, a hand plane can be used, but even the most skilled woodworker can end up with small gullies in the wood that may only become apparent once the finish is applied. Passing the wood through the planer can insure an even thickness over the entire length of the piece.

A power jointer is another one of the popular woodworking machines that enable the user to put two pieces of wood together at the edges without leaving gaps. However, the use of these wood working machines can also cause more to be removed from the edge than is necessary, helping to add to the pile of scrap lumber in the corner.

Dangers Involved In Using Wood Working Equipment

Experienced woodworkers understand some of the personal dangers involved with using power equipment. Its not only industrial woodworking machinery that can send shards of wood into the air where they can cause eye injuries, and if a finger gets in the way of a power saw, by the time the user realizes what is happening, it is usually too late.

In addition to the dangers of personal injury, woodworking machinery can quickly ruin a piece of wood. One slip of a router can gouge the edge of a piece of wood, rendering it useless for the current project and a drill that goes awry can put holes in places where they may not be needed.