Be carful and pay attention!

[dann]

I was knelt on the floor cutting mortices on the legs of the bench I'm making and hook my eye off the work for a second...
6 stitches, I went to the bone in my knee. Having just honed my 5/8 ths chisel it was rather sharp !
I've been a carpenter for 20 years and should have known better !

 

[KevM]

Ouch! Best wishes for a speedy recovery, eternal vigilance...

 

[deserter]

Yep you should of known better...


....another 5 minutes sharpening and you'd of got through that bone. :-0

Seriously hope your better soon.


~Nil carborundum illegitemi~

 

[Lons]

Bet you don't do it again though :wink:

Just as well it was sharp - hurts even more when it's blunt - don't ask how I know

Bob

 

[hazel]

ouch...


not much to add beyond that...

 

[RogerS]

Sorry to hear about your injury, dann. But you know the rules of the forum.....we want pictures !!

 

[MrYorke]

Same thing happened to 1 of my employees. Slipped with a Stanley knife. Took the side of his thumb off. 24hrs later he was having a skin graft taken from his thigh stitched onto his thumb.

 

[Graham Orm]

Get well soon, we've all been there. Hope you didn't ruin your work pants!

 

[MrYorke]

Speedy recovery by the way

 

[Peter Sefton]

I had a disabled student a few years back who kept chiseling in to his lap, after so many warnings he did eventually slip! I am not squeamish but it was an ambulance job, if you hit a major artery you have to move quickly. The workshop was a lot safer for some time.
Get well soon Dann

 

[petermillard]

Yeah, best wishes for a speedy recovery - as grayorm says we've all been there; mine was holding a door between my knees whilst using a power planer... I was very *very* lucky and only caught myself with the very edge of the blade, but I've worn work trousers with cut-resistant knee pads ever since.

Cheers, Pete

 

[dickm]

Ouch. Still got the scar from exactly the same action some 45 years ago. But fortunately, not quite as serious.

On the topic of stabs into the leg, one of the most macabre things is the notice on meat factory boning lines which says:-

"Femoral stab. DO NOT REMOVE THE KNIFE".

 

[Baldhead]

Get well soon dann, out of interest, what method do you use to hone your chisels? :lol: :lol: :lol: ...........ok ok ok I'm only joking.

Baldhead

 

[Peter Sefton]

Was it Scary Sharp :?:

 

[joethedrummer]

H & S tip,,If you have to kneel on something to hold it still, it"s best to get someone else to kneel on it for you.

 

[KevM]

Sound advice, and absolutely consistent with the old rule "never cut towards your thumb, always cut towards your chum"

 

[dann]

Cheers guys!
Yes peter it was indeed "scary sharp" haha

 

[John15]

Hi dann,
I'm forever nicking myself with chisels but nothing like your experience. Go steady until it's healed.
John

 

[lurcher]

please please get the blood of your chisel it will rust and stain so quick
get well soon comrade