150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #3: Day 3

Holy Guacamole!!!

Batman!

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

That is some nice lumber. And the boards are cool too.

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

looks like you are bouncing along
the beauty board way !

toto must be very happy .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

take a picture of your cut finger !

take a picture of your cut finger !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Here some pics for Dan

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Man you really buggered that puppy up!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Good to see you in such good spirits or is that in good spirits. Anyways it’s great your noggin is still in working order. Take care and take your time to heal up OK? m

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

ouch that hurts hust looking at it from here
i have been meaning to ask you
how are you gluing up your tumbling blocks ?
last 1 i did was 1 piece at a time took for ever

ouch !! it hurts to look at it !!!

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Eddy,
I place two cleats…clamped with spring clamps to a bit of ply.. at 90 degrees and lay each piece in from that corner ,, yes takes a little time but works for me… wait till you see the little ones… just over 1/2” stock and lots of them lol with practice it get easier and faster.,.
then I use cauls on the other two adjacent sides and clamp up.. removing the spring clamp and taking the board off the ply to stop it sticking.
Hope that helps.
When time permits I will do some more tutorials re the different types of boards
Cheers
Larry

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

well first things first..the wood…..the boards are fantastic..plays with your mind…..dont know if i could do anything but stare at it…...and now second..the finger…that one is an ouch…..next picture could be some burger in one hand next to the finger….lol…..keep on truckin…..

-- The Grizzone

Dan you had to ask, Larry put the band aid back on and don’t sell that board as bloodwood. Larry its nice to see your back in the saddle again. Blkcherry

That looks painful !!

Since I’ve been working in the operating room, we’ve had three table saw amputations come to surgery. One was my dad! He lost half of his pointer finger and the middle finger just below the fingernail. The middle finger reattached fine, but the pointer never healed and he lost it anyway. Now, when he says “I’ll give you two good reasons why” and holds up his fingers, I say, ” Uh, dad, that’s only one and a half ” LOL He doesn’t think it’s funny.

Awesome wood trade, beautiful grain!! Awesome boards, you’re my board hero!! And lucky you still have most all of your thumb…Be careful!!

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

WOW, good looking lumber and boards, not a good looking thumb.

-- Smitty!!!

Larry,

If you find the piece that you cut off, you can always glue it back w/TitebondIII!! Nice lumber, and boards!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Eeewww… That thumb is way worse than I thought. Swift recovery to you.

I did the same thing to my left index finger 2 years back. Amazingly it all healed well, even the missing chunks seemed to come back :-)

BEAUTIFUL cutting boards.

-- Powered by Smith & Wilson~~~

I remember my Grandfather reflecting on his life. He said “I still have all my fingers; A man that works around saws all his life and still has all of his fingers, is a lucky man indeed.” I always think of him telling me that just before I do something stupid or have a close call.

-- There's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.--Scott

Beautiful cutting boards, Larry. You need to slow down and let me catch up!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Your finger is not a piece of wood Larry :-)

-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

Have spent my entire career around machinery.

Grew up on a farm, went thru a machinist apprenticeship , worked on a bridges and building department for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad and have spent the remaining 30 years of my life working in or around factories.

I’ve seen many horrible injuries and even been around people who got killed by a machine tool.

Safety has to be job one.

It is too darn easy to get nicked up. Like I said before, I shudder at the thought of anyone doing woodworking if they are tired or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Too many times the root cause of getting hurt is not being 100% clear headed.

Another point to stress is ALWAYS WHERE SAFETY GLASSES when using power tools.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

The reason Larrys in no pain he’s sitting in his easy chair and sampling the XXXX.

Nice job all your friends did on your boards.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

sorry to hear about your thumb. i love your boards. i also make cutting boards and have a big show oct. 1. i am slightly ahead of you i have about 40 done. mostly end grain. 60 plus to go. plus spoons, spoon holders and other misc items to do yet. take care of the thumb.

-- jerryw-wva.

Looks bad but most of it is still there. the boards look great

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

I once cut a 1/2” dado in my thumb, just because I did not use my push block, now I have a nice scar on my thumb.

-- Smitty!!!

Larry, did you ever try waxed paper under your glue up? the glue will spread underneath it but it will peel off easily, ( the waxed paper) and keep it off of your ply.

-- Smitty!!!

I am sure it feels worse than it looks. Feel better

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Once again you scored some nice looking timber, The boards are up to your usual high standards. Your thumb looks nasty.

Rick

-- If at first you don't succeed...Don't try skydiving

Thanks for all the war stories you guys,,. make me feel a whole lot better..
Larry

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Larry, managed to miss this post. gross! you should now go on this aussie tv show, forgot its name (something with ass).

anyway, as for glueup, i find that packing tape is the best by far. nothing stick to it, costs almost nothing and you can peel it off when its too dirty and put a new layer. even poly and epoxy will not glue to packing tape. its the next best thing to teflon.

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

Mosh thanks for the headsup

I never thought of packing tape.. got idea

Later my little ratbag lol

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

its amazing if you take things out of context how mixed up things become

I first thought when mentioning packing tape that you were going to use it to tape up your bloody thumnb and i was thinking that that wont work (but i was just having a blond moment or meybe working 10hrs today wasnt a good idea)

good looking swap bad looking thumb and yes its amazing what jobs around the workshop you can do with packing tape and patching damaged thumbs is not one of them

Hooky

-- Happiness is a way of travel , not a destination (Roy Goodman)

Packing tape for glue
electrical tape for thumb
Duct Tape to hold chair to floor so you don’t tip over after taking XXXX medicine.

-- There's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.--Scott

I like the boards better than the finger…eeech!
Is there a woodworker without a scar!!
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

well, even for the finger packing tape works better than wax paper :-)

This Camphor Laurel is sooooooooo pretty… be sure to drop some by my door when you pass in the neighborhood :-)

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

i think you need to sharpen that saw blade, then any future finger cuts will look neater ;)

-- My signature is awesome.

naaaaaa, he will pass his finger through the drum sander to remove the saw marks

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

the wax paper is cheaper

-- Smitty!!!

Nice Thumb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

..
saw this and couldn’t resist

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Larry,
That’s no way to hide your identity. The thumb print is going to grow back. :)

Seriously I had a similar mishap although not missing the tip but more split. Ive got 4 words to say. Neosporin with pain reliever, if they sell it down under get it. It worked great and is local pain relief, no pills to take no drowsiness. I took the throbbing away. Keep it clean dry and covered. By the way that Camphor Laurel looks great.

-- Keith, Bolingbrook, Illinois. How did you do that? I just started with a bunch of wood and cut away anything that's not part of the finished piece...

Beautiful new wood and of course all of those gorgeous cutting boards, does life get any better? I guess you won’t be hitchhiking for awhile huh Larry?

-- Mike, American in Norway