"'tis just a scratch" ..."I've'ad worse"

Ouch!

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Tis a scratch, indeed! Glad you are alright

-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν

OUCH, Christine!!!! I’m so glad it wasn’t worse.

Make sure you “get back on the horse” and use that grinder soon. I didn’t when I cut and broke my left thumb on a radial arm saw, and I just can’t stand the sound of that motor moving on the arm. Chills are going up and down my spine just thinking of that day…..

Take care.

-- Verna -- Indianapolis, IN

-Verna’s right – it was hard to pick it up again, but i did today…only i did clamp the piece -not that i had a choice, ‘cause i still can’t grip with that thumb.
...a radial arm saw…cut & broke…ohhhhh my! -they woulda had to’ve scraped me off the floor!

-- christine

Sorry to see your “flesh wound”, looks painful! Tools are like old relationships; sometimes we get a little bit too comfortable until something wakes us up, usually painfully.

-- Rob, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

carving your thumb is not part of the deal

-- John at Sugarloft Mountain........Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

Ouch, that hurts!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

That’ll leave a mark!

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

Uh, I think you need a bigger band-aid…:)

-- Sam

Its a reminder to all of us of what a few seconds of inattention can do. Hope you heal up fast

willies…

Once it heals and you forget about the pain it will become a battle scar you will proudly show off to other lumber and woodworking fanatics like us here and and they will show you theirs!!!! Trust me, it’ll happen!

On the sober side, awakenings like this, however painful, serves as a reminder that worse can/will happen from any kind of lack of respect, inattention, carelessness, horseplay…... you get the picture. Glad it didn’t take the thumb off, it could have easily!

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

It was a pretty nasty cut and I’m glad that it wasn’t worse.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

The owner manager at our local tool store, before he even let me look as the chainsaw grinder attachment,
informed me that you operate this with both hands on the grinder at all times, period. He has not steered
me wrong yet, although he has helped me empty my wallet more than once.

-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter

I do alot of grinding and sculpting and those chainsaw attachments scare me.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com