A BOO-BOO

the bummer about this is, I cant type…. lol

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Ouch!!!

-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....

Glad you’re OK. Could happen to any of us at any time.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Roger, Could ya type before you cut it???

-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....

Glad it was just a scrape Roger…...close call…...and…I type with 2 fingers always…..

-- Jeff - I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Somebody forgot to listen to that “little voice.” Sorry to hear about your injury but sure am glade it isn’t worse,

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

A few years ago I had a wake up call when the tip of a finger touched the saw blade. didn’t need great medical attention other than home first aid. but you touch the blade. grab your fingers in your other hand and it take a few moments to open your hand to see what might fall out. I was back in the shop in 15 minutes and rather wide awake.

Randy

-- That was not wormy wood when I started working on it.

All I have to say is OUCH! For those reading, this could have prevented this in a number of ways: Use a push stick, use the guard, and better yet, use both. I am not speaking because I am righteous, I am speaking from experience. I took a worker to emergency after he had a kickback with a dado. it was only up a quarter inch, but it dragged his fingers into the now large opening at the front of the blade and promptly removed 3 fingers. It was not pleasurable sifting thru the sawdust in the cabinet below for his fingers. Never did find em. The dado blade acted live a blender.

Hope you feel better Roger, and thanks for the safety reminder. I applaud your forthrightness.

-- You don't have a custom made heirloom fly fishing Net?

OUCH!!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

You are Very Lucky that wasn’t a lot worse Roger…
Thanks for posting it, hopefully it will help us all be a little more cautious!!

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Roger consider yourself very lucky that will make your toes curl, glade the damage wasn’t worse

-- Bill, Quitman, Georgia

Roger, u kent typ ennyway.
Unfortunately true that the little nicks may keep us from doing the big nicks.
Still having a little trouble playing the guitar more than a year after trying to tear my left index finger off with a trepan bit.
I’m a LOT more careful now (at least until yesterday when I blew up a bowl…posting later)
Stay sharp!

-- Pete, "It isn't broken, you just aren't using it right."

Damn Roger, I hate to hear this! I’m confused about how failing to tension your bandsaw and this accident are related. Or were you just pointing out that your brain wasn’t totally engaged at all that day? Hope you heal quick and BE MORE CAREFUL!!! That finger will be a sore reminder for a while.

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

Wow Roger, glad all is good. I know these things can happen. Heal well my friend!

-- "Make something you love tomorrow...and do it slowly" JLB

Oh Roger, I’m so sorry that you got nicked… and by your Table Saw 1/32 high w/ full dado!
I thought you were going to get cut from the BS blade! LOL

Doesn’t look too bad…

Clean it up good… douse it with antiseptic … and use band aids to pull the cut areas together as tight as you can get’em…

BUMMER… you will be OK…

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"