Oh lordy lord

Welcome to the club. You have been initiated. Must be a special project. They always get you. Lucky it was a small initiation.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Thanks for emphasizing safety. We all need to be aware.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

It’s good to be careful enough anytime, and this post is one great lesson for me. Thank you.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

That for the reminder.

One that is smaller will keep you more aware and maybe cause the bigger and deeper one to be further away.

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

Ouch. Welcome to the LJ’s Ouchy club, where cuts and scrapes are always a reminder to watch more closely and be careful.

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

another visual reminder! And I’m glad to hear that it wasn’t worse.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Welcome to the cut club they say when you get to a hundred cuts is time to change hobbies so still plenty of life yet lol…... nothing a white spirt swob won’t mead

andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Cuts, splinters & burns comes with the craft. You may as well get use to it. That’s one reason I keep electrical tape in both of my shops. It’s easy to put on & it lasts a whole lot longer than a band aid. You can take it off when you call it quits for the day. After you blow the stink off you can do the first aid.

At least carving tools give a clean cut.

Fast healing and a quick finish to carving #3.

-- P.O.C.

Ouch

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thanks for the reminder.

I will be heading to NH for a chair class on the 9th and this is a great reminder of how sharp hand tools are. The last class that I took I was bandaged up pretty good. One false move with a razor sharp drawknife didn’t even get a reaction out of me. It was so sharp that I knew it happened but barely felt it cut me. It was a real close call and I know that it could have been much worse. There is not much skin around the knuckle area which is where the blade went in. I didn’t want to look right away because of what I might find. Found what I was expecting to see that white stuff ; thank goodness not any further. I was able to tape it up during the class and perservere but had to get to the drug store that night and by the necessaries to clean it up. Steri strips work great!!! I know I have gone over the edge because I refused to go to the hospital for fear that stitches I would get would prevent me from finishing up the class. I will go to the class prepared for the worst this time and be more conscious when wielding sharp tools!

Sorry to hear about your misfortune I’m glad it was not much worse. Thanks again for raising our awareness.

-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----

I have had the thrill of woodworking with both hand and power tools, and have found artwork that has been bled over means more. It also makes for a unique stain with the right wood. Hope it heals well, and is a great lesson learned. Perhaps she won’t have to mess up her toes to get her feet in protective wear.

-- sparksterinnorfolk,www.lumberjocks.com