[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 98, Issue 10

[Fred Zickrick]

At 11:00 AM 3/20/2012, you wrote:
>Years ago I ran my hand through a table saw with a 3/4" wide dado
>blade.   I had plenty of time to review materials on the subject while
>recuperating ( they rebuilt some of my hand using bits from my foot).
>In any event,  it turns out that the majority of injuries come from
>weekend warriors and hand held circular saws.   Dedicated home craftsman
>are less frequently injured, and they tend to favor the table saw.
>True professionals it turns out, go to the jointer planer for digit
>removal.    The other correlation point that hit home is that the later
>you were working the more likely an injury.   I was up at 2am myself
>finishing a project for a Christmas gift.   I still keep a chunk of my
>knuckle I dug out of the saw as a key fob.
>
>Charles


Makes me feel good. I shortened my left middle finger while testing a 
cut on my jointer as a last project.  9pm. tiny piece of wood. In a 
hurry.  All the classic mistakes!


Thank you,
Fred Zickrick, fredz72 at cableone.net