A few days ago I was watching Paul Sellers Christmas ideas on YouTube.... Using a spokeshave and small piece of wood he made a propeller on a stick which was great.
I had a go and as expected it was a simple 5 minute thing anyone can do... So...
I asked my lad (11) did he want to make one to which he said yes.
Now this wasn't the first time he's made anything and anytime he's wanted to make things I've explained, showed and gone through all the safety aspects.
So he made one with my supervision and was happy with it... Untill the other kids threw it and broke it.
Last night the kids were going to bed and as he goes to bed later he asked could he go make another... To which I said ok but be careful and remember how I showed you.
Sometime later...
I'm upstairs with the missus, our daughter and her mate and we're putting the youngest in bed
WHEN........
We hear my lad screaming... Then he appears at the top of stairs....
BLOOD EVERYWHERE face and top covered in it all dripping through the house too... thankfully there's only two drops in my workshed.
The girls disappeared and the missus was just screaming do something... She doesn't like blood.
In the kitchen trying to stop it bleeding I noticed a dent in the side of his nose... Nothing too bad I thought to myself he's only caught himself a little and cut a big vein.
Fifteen minutes later the bleeding has stopped enough to have a look....
SHOCK.....
He has a good sized slice that's goes deep enough to know straight away that we were going to A&E.
He had a meeting with a plastic surgeon early this morning as he needs an operation on Monday to fix it.
During all this I asked him what happened, eventually he told us...
He was using a chisel (a new one that I sharpened) when he pushed a little hard and it somehow came up and caught him in the nose.
Accidents happen just hope he learns from it.
On a lighter note.... He asked after the surgery what will he look like.
I had a go and as expected it was a simple 5 minute thing anyone can do... So...
I asked my lad (11) did he want to make one to which he said yes.
Now this wasn't the first time he's made anything and anytime he's wanted to make things I've explained, showed and gone through all the safety aspects.
So he made one with my supervision and was happy with it... Untill the other kids threw it and broke it.
Last night the kids were going to bed and as he goes to bed later he asked could he go make another... To which I said ok but be careful and remember how I showed you.
Sometime later...
I'm upstairs with the missus, our daughter and her mate and we're putting the youngest in bed
WHEN........
We hear my lad screaming... Then he appears at the top of stairs....
BLOOD EVERYWHERE face and top covered in it all dripping through the house too... thankfully there's only two drops in my workshed.
The girls disappeared and the missus was just screaming do something... She doesn't like blood.
In the kitchen trying to stop it bleeding I noticed a dent in the side of his nose... Nothing too bad I thought to myself he's only caught himself a little and cut a big vein.
Fifteen minutes later the bleeding has stopped enough to have a look....
SHOCK.....
He has a good sized slice that's goes deep enough to know straight away that we were going to A&E.
He had a meeting with a plastic surgeon early this morning as he needs an operation on Monday to fix it.
During all this I asked him what happened, eventually he told us...
He was using a chisel (a new one that I sharpened) when he pushed a little hard and it somehow came up and caught him in the nose.
Accidents happen just hope he learns from it.
On a lighter note.... He asked after the surgery what will he look like.