[TheForge] Fatal acccident

[Andrew Vida]

If you want I can take some photos of mine and you all can make your own 
interpretations.

Let me know.


On 11/17/14, 3:23 PM, Bruce . wrote:
> I was wondering about that.  A blade would have to be traveling upwards to
> pass between the ribs and into the heart.
>
> I could understand how a femoral artery could be severed by a thrown blade,
> but the heart was a puzzler.
>
> Maybe ABA or ABANA (which, of course, would translate to some individual
> bladesmith) could come up with recommended practices for mounting and using
> a buffer?  (I'd do it if it were within my ken.)  It might save a life.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:02 PM, barry myers <blmyers647 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The problem with a lot of buffers is the mounting.  People mount them back
>> on the bench so that when the blade is ripped from your hand, it strikes
>> the bench and rebounds into you.  They need to be mounted so that the wheel
>> is proud from the bench (over air) and then put a wooden box below to catch
>> the blade.
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