Stupidity and Sharpness

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Bree

Bree

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SHARPNESS... Let's start by saying that my new Hunter #4 carbide tip hollowing tool is SHARP!! The way that I know that is by how extremely fast and cleanly it sliced through the flesh of my middle finger knuckle when I was trying to loosen the TORX screw that holds the insert on the tool. The tool slipped and in less than the blink of an eye I was sliced open Sunday evening.

It didn't even really hurt. But when I could lift the flap of flesh I knew it was time for my first set of stitches from a cut in 57 years. I cleaned the wound and put a pressure bandage on it. Then I rushed over to the Urgent Care center and got several stitches.

When the doc took out this big hypodermic with Lidocaine to numb my finger... I said, "Just sew it up." Heck that needle was gonna hurt more than the suture needle. So she sewed me up and I just smiled... sheepishly. I do feel pretty proud of taking the stiches without the Lidocaine!! :))

So now the STUPIDITY part... you wouldn't turn wood holding your chisel in your hands but with no tool rest would you?? Well loosening a screw while holding a very sharp tool in your hands but with no support is STUPID!! Don't do it! I did and found out just how dumb I was!
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Next time you get a bad cut put some Crazy Glue on it. My wife just had open heart surgery and had a 12" long incision that was closed and sealed with glue. Not one staple or stitch.
 
Gosh Bree sorry to hear about that, I can relate though, done it a few times my self, just superglued it and called my self some bad names.
 
I prefer black duct tape with a small gauze pad myself. Glad your not to badly cut up. I sliced through the tendon on my left index finger doing stupid stuff.
 
My hands are so scarred up, I look like I went 9 roudns with Freddy Kruger. Don't think I ever went in a got stiches though.

One time I was remove a circle cutter from my drill (used to cut drywall for can lights/speakers), and my arm slipped and hit the trigger. ZING...cut a semi-circle in the palm of my hand. Every time I would close my hand to make a fist or grab something the dang thing kept popping open.

Nothing like electrical tape wrapped around a wound to keep pressure on it.
 
I told the doc that I was gonna superglue it shut. She siad that probably would have worked! I sure have enough of the stuff. lol!
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Bree ...

Glad it wasn't any worse that what you described.

I keep a fresh botle of medium CA right at my work table and a box of alcohol wipes for just such things like you did. Nothing to it. The CA does sting a bit, but it works each and every time. :rolleyes:

Get healed up quickly.
 
Bree- I've done stupid and you know almost every time a voice in my head - You need to be careful this is stupid. Now I try to listen batting over 98% now and the stupid things have'nt happened . I'm not too old to learn.

If you think its could be a problem it probably will be. LISTEN!

Glad your healing - be safe john
 
Bree said:
I told the doc that I was gonna superglue it shut. She siad that probably would have worked! I sure have enough of the stuff. lol!
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Skip straight to MicroMesh after a few coats; 400grit hurts, and the finish is going to wrinkle later anyway.

When the doc took out this big hypodermic with Lidocaine to numb my finger
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I've always wondered why they feel the need to make another hole when there's already a big one available in the right place; just squirt it in there.

you wouldn't turn wood holding your chisel in your hands but with no tool rest would you??
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No, of course not, and I didn't have a blood blister on my finger from that last week, either. :rolleyes:
 
Just remember if you use the CA to seal the cut, don't use accelerator!

You think that CA gets hot on skin on its own, you obviously haven't had CA and accelerator mix on your skin!!

PHIL
 
The time I tried the old super glue trick it backfired- I guess the bleeding hadn't stopped and I ended up with a huge bubble of blood in a blister under the skin and super glue- yuck! Ended up having to pop that and drain it and haven't tried super glue since then. But I know it's supposed to work... Anyway, I hope you're feeling better soon and back to turning. I'm actually in tonight reading the forums because I made a gouge out of my thumb and finger tonight and almost passed out so had to come in out of the shop and figured I may as well surf the web while holding pressure on my hand...
 
Super glue is my standard emergency repair tool... this week I've managed to get my hand too close to a spinning chuck.. took a tiny chuck out of the top of the third knuckle of my index finger on the right hand, earlier I took a chunk out of the first knuckle just above the nail, then while digging in a pile of wood for piece to make a dribble or paper pot from, I snagged the back of my hand on the edge of the work bench or another piece of wood and took another chunk out of the back of the hand just above the knuckle of the index finger... just little chunks, but with the amount of medication I take, I bleed easily... usually takes a minute or too to slow it down enough to drip a little glue on it. I keep bandaids in the shop, but they get dirty and usually don't stick very well... Glue works much better.

Bree, glad you didn't loose the finger... if there's a way to cut myself, I'll probably do it.
 
Glad it wasnt worse Bree!! Black electrical tape has magical healing powers team it up with toilet paper for a bandaid and it will heal in no time!!! No dont ask how I know this 20+years of plumbing you would think I could be careful!!!
 
Just remember when using CA to seal a wound, it will burn then you will have a very warm feeling all around the wound almost hot if not. Then its back to work.
I have an easyrougher and when I first started using it I would take my fingers and remove the shavings from the tool (bad mistake) like I do on my gouges. Lesson learned after two or three times. Now I won't remove any shavings on any tool with fingers.
 
Glad it wasn't worse. I use a pair of vise grips and then my other hand doesn't have to hold it at all. Found out the hard way how easy it is for it to slip and bamm blood everywhere.
 
Bree, As a second Generation Floor Covering Installer, my hands are absolutely covered in scars. All of my floor covering tools either take a razor blade, get REALLY HOT, or have big nasty spikes. The primary tool of any carpet installer is a double edged, double beveled razor knife nicknamed "Bloody Mary". It is not a question of "If you will get cut", but instead a question of "WHEN". If you don't want to use the super glue trick, another good trick is chap stick. Not any off brands, or fancy smelly tasty stuff... Just plain ole chap stick. Use your index finger to remove a glob of it and put it on the wound once the bleeding is stopped, then tape it up with some toilet paper or something. Chap stick is an AWESOME salve for small cuts and scrapes etc.
 
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Bree, As a second Generation Floor Covering Installer, my hands are absolutely covered in scars. All of my floor covering tools either take a razor blade, get REALLY HOT, or have big nasty spikes. The primary tool of any carpet installer is a double edged, double beveled razor knife nicknamed "Bloody Mary". It is not a question of "If you will get cut", but instead a question of "WHEN". If you don't want to use the super glue trick, another good trick is chap stick. Not any off brands, or fancy smelly tasty stuff... Just plain ole chap stick. Use your index finger to remove a glob of it and put it on the wound once the bleeding is stopped, then tape it up with some toilet paper or something. Chap stick is an AWESOME salve for small cuts and scrapes etc.
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Wow I never knew that. Amazing what you find out on this forum!
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