Thread: March Pen swap

My blanks have also arrived, thanks Neil - will start to experiment this weekend.
Cheers
Humber

Cheers Neil have arrived home from Canberra, my blanks have arrived yet to catch up with February project and then the segmenting is next looks very inyeresting

Whilst there caught up with Peter (Penpal) Thanks Peter to you and Wilma for a great day. First malee burl completed today.

My wood arrived today - to the shed I head!

...... well this weekend anyway!

JD

Just giving advance notice that my pens mayl be late for this month... again.

About an hour ago I committed one of the turner's cardinal sins: didn't use suitable backing while sanding the wings of a 16" winged bowl. Of course, the paper grabbed and dragged the first two fingers of my left hand into the path of the oncoming whirly bits. Dislocated one and I leaked all over the place, although I don't think anything's broken [fingers Xed]... won't know for sure until tomorrow. If they're still wonky when I open my eyes in the morning, I'll go to the quack.

Silly bastard or what?

(No idea whether the bowl survived, have absolutely no temptation whatsoever to go and have a look at the bloody thing. )

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Just giving advance notice that my pens mayl be late for this month... again.

About an hour ago I committed one of the turner's cardinal sins: didn't use suitable backing while sanding the wings of a 16" winged bowl. Of course, the paper grabbed and dragged the first two fingers of my left hand into the path of the oncoming whirly bits. Dislocated one and I leaked all over the place, although I don't think anything's broken [fingers Xed]... won't know for sure until tomorrow. If they're still wonky when I open my eyes in the morning, I'll go to the quack.

Silly bastard or what?

(No idea whether the bowl survived, have absolutely no temptation whatsoever to go and have a look at the bloody thing. )

Clean them up Skew and get them checked out if they are bent. You don't want infected dodgy fingers.

You've got to be really careful around those whirly bits. Hope it heals up Ok Skew.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Just giving advance notice that my pens mayl be late for this month... again.

About an hour ago I committed one of the turner's cardinal sins: didn't use suitable backing while sanding the wings of a 16" winged bowl. Of course, the paper grabbed and dragged the first two fingers of my left hand into the path of the oncoming whirly bits. Dislocated one and I leaked all over the place, although I don't think anything's broken [fingers Xed]... won't know for sure until tomorrow. If they're still wonky when I open my eyes in the morning, I'll go to the quack.

Silly bastard or what?

(No idea whether the bowl survived, have absolutely no temptation whatsoever to go and have a look at the bloody thing. )

One lathe for sale at the buy sell and swap ?? or maybe a bowl partially finished with an interesting stain

Look after yourself Drew, just sit down with a good single malt, it will fell better after a bottle or two

Bad'Day Skew

Sorry to hear of your accident mate, hope it all works out ok

Cheers
Bernie

Gees man, sorry to hear about your mishap. Hope nothings broken

Skew sorry bit slow seeing it. Hope it ok now? How are they going?
bye Toni

Skew,
I am sorry to hear of your mishap. My wife once committed a turning sin by wearing a soft glove on her left hand because she was turning some hard plastic and the chips were stinging her hand. Well, to make a long story short, the glove got caught in the chuck and pulled her hand in between the tool rest and under and around the chuck. Her pinky finger was pretty gnarled up. While we did immediately go to the doctor, and two months of physical therapy, her pinky finger permanently deformed. The doc said had we waited a few days before going, she could have lost the finger, so please go and visit them.


Rick

please don't be silly tough, try being sane tough instead and go to the quack, hey?

It's better to go immediately after and find out it is relatively minor, than going later and have them do evil things to you (like put 64 staples in one's side cos one lifted some logs too soon after surgery - one is a richardhead at times).

You have to look after yourself more cos you is a national treasure!

said

Tom

Hey Skew,
the forum wouldn't be the same without your words of wisdom ... best get the pinkies checked out pronto .. then, as the old saying goes - "get back on that horse!!!"

Hope you're feeling better real soon and there is no permanent damage.

JD

Thanks for the sympathy folks. All I got from she-in-charge-of-bandaids was: "What'd you do this time? No, no... don't tell me. I don't want to know."

Tas, I was lucky and it wasn't that serious... minor lacerations, a dislocated finger and major bruises to the ego. It could've been a lot worse. My main concern was a possible fracture and there's nothing any quack could do besides splint it up. The finger popped back in easily enough and an ice-pack (well... mixed veges. We're out of frozen peas ) stopped the worst of the bruising, even the cuts are tiny wee things. Best of all, this morning dawned and nothing had turned black and dropped off overnight. The pinkies are a bit stiff'n'arthritic but at least they're bending in the right spots and in the right direction... no trip to the quack needed.

If I hadn't been there when it happened (trust me, I wish I wasn't! ) I'd have little sympathy for myself on the basis of the evidence presented today. (But I was, dammit, and there was still plenty of evidence splattered 'round the shed. Who'da thunk such little nicks could let out so much of the important stuff? )

Ah well, looks like it's not gonna be a good excuse to get out of doing these pens after all!