Thread: Ouch.

Originally Posted by soundman

I'll have the stiches out by wood show but will sport a nice scar.


fortunately this is my worst ever.

How carefully we tread around a screaming chainsaw then by stealth . . . . a widdle chisel . . . .

What woodshow were were when !!!!!!

Good job it was the left hand.

At least you can continue all other duties apart from washing up etc.

Wish you a speedy recovery.

Hmmm 2004?

I think it may have healed by now.

Al

Ok Soundy since this thread has been revived... we need an WIP progress update pic!

bl**dy h*ll Soundman, I hope the healing has continued!
Not in your truly spectacular league but I had an interesting injury recently that simply won't heal. I cut a piece of MDF and leant it against the front of my workbench. Later, while working at the bench, I kicked the bottom of the piece of MDF, it fell towards me and one of the razor sharp edges slid down my shin and sliced a piece out me. I presume that it is the chemicals in the MDF 'soup' but it took weeks to heal over and even now still looks red and nasty. Just as well I don't et the stuff.
get well soon, fletty

That was back in 2004.
It has healed up quite nicely, I have the feeling back in the surrounding areas.
the scar isn't too bad. it only show up realy well when my hands are dirty with dust & sweat.

the chisel was sharpened with my " special combination
Grind to form the bevel.
refined with a eclips guide and sand paper to about 320
off to the fine side of a norton black & tan oil stone & then to off to my fathers old (who knows what) fine oil stone.

scrapes on the shin heal very slowly as there is very little meat and not much blood circulation, I frequently getscrapes on my shins from laders and stuff.
a bad one can take over a month to heal.

I'll have to do a pic later.

cheers

Working in an emergency department I get constant reminders how dangerous the most innocuous items can be...everytime I pick up a tool images of various maimings flash through my head. At least it keeps me careful!

2004! thank heavens, I felt so bad about having missed it thinking it was only this week. Now I REALLY hope it HAS healed!
good night all, Fletty

Originally Posted by soundman

The thread was indeed nylon (or similar) mono filament & is pre finished in a nice shade of blue.

the curious thing is the thread comes fitted to the needle by some for of swage arrangement. there is no eye in the needle. makes for a much smoother exit of the flesh by the needle.

I'd like to know how the fitting of the tread to the needle is done.

SWMBO used to sell those, I'll see if she knows how they do it. Most of that stuff is maunfactured in the UK and imported.

I'm currently under a self imposed stanley knife ban as they always seem to end up stuck in the side of a finger...

Has anyone heard of a carpet fitter when on his knees having had an accident with a stanley knife?

(My grandad said when using a blade always cut away from you.)

G'day Soundman,

I know your pain. (insert shuddering smilie) A real sharp chisel, the easy slip, the chisel keeps going into you until it hits something hard, the few seconds it takes to realise what you've done, the pain, the swearing, the pain, the SWMBO who says, "So"

It hurts like all get out. The worst bit, you can do stuff all in the shed while you recover.

(who brought this one back up? , should've read the date of Soundman's post )