Freak Accident

Glad it wasn’t any worse than that!

Sounds like you will be wearing a hat to Sunday School ;^)

For those that have hair, not me, it sounds like a hair net would be a valuable woodworking safety device. I guess this story also serves as a safety reminder to watch out for loose hair and clothing. I’m glad you got out of it with only a bad hair day :-)

-- Mike the CreekWoodworker

Lew, It’s no different than those who are balding in spots: I did a comb-over!

CreekWoodworker, It could probably be considered a bad-hair-several-weeks!

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

Glad to see you were not hurt any more seriously then a bad hair pull and trim….One thing about near misses…it does remind you that safety should always be #1…

I can honestly say that every time I have short cutted safety has been when I suffer a mishap….I can’t hardly remember ever having had a time that I’ve suffered any damage when I paid attention and followed the safe course…...and everytime I get smacked for short cutting…I have to ask myself why am I in such a darn hurry…

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

A hair raising no loosing experience. Glad your OK

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

GlaD TO HEAR IT WASN’T ANY WORSE.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Was the valances and the drill ok?

Sorry bad joke, just glad you wasn’t hurt and can joke about now. Hadn’t seen you in while, been wondering if you were alright.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Good writing, nice story. looking forward to the next one

-- Occie down in Costa Rica. come down and see us some time. I'll keep the light on for you Occiegilliam@yahoo.com

Thanks for the concern LJs. The Lord is good in providing such warnings to pay more attention . . . and without any real tragedy. You’re right ReggieK, it’s when we rush through things without thinking them through fully that these things happen.

Yes, Les, the valances and the drill are okay. I, too, was a little concerned about the drill. It seemed to be running fine when I reversed it, but I haven’t used it since. I might just take it apart to make sure that all the hair is out of it when I finally get back out to the shop.

I’ve promised my husband that I wouldn’t start another project until we have a reunion party for our after-school Bible club children. That’s planned for the 29th and I’m having withdrawals not being in the shop.

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

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has bifocal safety glasses .
glad to hair it came off o.k. :-)

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

i went to the barber the other day and ask for a gash on the side and crooked bangs. he said he just couldn’t bring himself to do that. i said why, you did ia good job of it two week ago.

-- david roberts, houston area, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but that has never been a problem for me."

hate to laugh at someone’s expense, but after learning your okay, it was a funny story… as you wrote it. Yeah, wish you had your camera for a LJ project shot… then, a new hairdo shot… :)

I could imagine this on one of those home video TV shows, too…. you’d win the grand prize!

glad you are fine… lesson learned, etc.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Glad to hear that only your pride was hurt. That is a big reminder to all those with long hair yo put it up when in the shop

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

Thank the Lord you were not hurt. It surely could have been much much worse. Accidents can happen quickly to any of us, even the most experienced. I had a friend who was a retired police detective from the Lansing Police Department. He was on a local shooting range and shot himself in the foot with a 44 magnum, this is after 30 some years on the force without a scratch. Did he ever get ribbed. But it goes to show us all, that it can happen to any of us at any time. Glad you’re OK. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Thanks for the posting. Safety can come in many different sizes and shapes and situations.

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

Dustyal, I think it could have been a “Funniest Home Videos” winner, too. I rarely watched the show (that is when we still had a TV signal) because there were so many horrific accidents that could have been deadly, but turned out funny because the person wasn’t injured. I’m not certain how bad my accident could have been (would it have scalped me?), but when I came into the house I was laughing and my husband didn’t think it was funny. I guess I was just so thankful for God’s mercy in my stupidity that I laughed for joy! (I think catching a 27” carp through a tree branch last week would have been an even better “Funniest Home Video,” though.)

David (patron), Thanks for the info on the bifocal safety glasses. My glasses are bifocal safety glasses but I still don’t see well. I’ve tried all sorts of things (lighted magnifying glasses, etc.) but have not been able to see well since middle age. I generally take the glasses off to line up cuts, etc. and then put them back on before using a tool, but I had never feared the drill and didn’t put the glasses back on. (That will change now.)

davidroberts, I, too, have had worse haircuts by so-called professionals!

jockmike2, Familiarity can make us careless. We can become over-confident. I hope your friend healed okay from his injury. (I’m blessed that my hair will grow back without leaving a scar.)

Thanks for all your comments and concerns LJs. I hope sharing my incident might be another reminder to everyone to THINK IT THROUGH AND WORK SAFELY.

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6