Thread: How much claret do you spill?

Originally Posted by Waldo

So I thought I'd put up a poll to see what you lot loose.

i rarely lose a drop, maybe im over-cautious. but i do have a few beers in the workshop when its getting close to the end of a session, when im just cleaning up and finishing a few things off. occasional sawcut or router work after a couple of beers if needed to finish something, but certainly no high risk work

I was at work today and felt something in my arm. Closer inpection revealed a 20mm long cherry splitter. I was working with the cherry on Saturday (now monday). Hardly even notice anymore.

A couple of weeks before that I was drilling through a wall to get a cable into the house. The studs are 50 year old hardwood, so the going was pretty tough. Once the hole was through I carlessly dropped the drill on the floor only to back into it and poke a very hot drill bit into my calf. The scar looks alot like a bullet wound.
By far the worst bit was that my wife saw the whole thing.

I often spray claret, or merlot, or shiraz over the keyboard when reading these threads.
Oh, you meant blood.
Only when I stray from the true faith and dabble with the demon, steel. then it's on for young and old.

Hardly ever spill a drop, it's too valuable and you lose too much time and money. In sixteen years I've needed stitches once (three of) and probably lost about half a cup of blood in total. Mind you I've had to give first aid to some pretty horrific injuries, it's amazing how much of the red stuff people contain (and seem to be able to splash around without quite dying :eek: )

Mick

Not much
I thought I spilt some yesterday but it evaporated before I could be sure



The trouble with life is there's no background music.

Russell

61 and cursed with tissue paper skin on the back of my hands, I've only got to bump something to make the claret flow.

Way too much. I am "accident prone", despite all care. For example, I had a little bit of a vivid dream Thursday night, the resulting gash needed 4 stiches. If that is my form when alseep, perhaps you might understand my reluctance to bring electron burners into my work.

What I hate is nailing in difficult spots and hitting my thumb in the same spot over and over. Maybe I'm just thick. ????

Originally Posted by Clinton1

Way too much. I am "accident prone", despite all care. For example, I had a little bit of a vivid dream Thursday night, the resulting gash needed 4 stiches. If that is my form when alseep, perhaps you might understand my reluctance to bring electron burners into my work.

What I hate is nailing in difficult spots and hitting my thumb in the same spot over and over. Maybe I'm just thick. ????

Couldn't you change hands

Probably start hitting my head then

Originally Posted by Clinton1

What I hate is nailing in difficult spots and hitting my thumb in the same spot over and over. Maybe I'm just thick. ????

How about holding the nail with a long nosed plier untill it has started or do like I do and use a nailgun.


Peter.

Yes Peter, that would be using common sense. Sometimes Common sense deserts me. (or maybe it sees pain coming and just quietly sets me up for a fall???)

Trouble is that it happens at the renno stage of "stuff it, lets get her finished, full speed ahead and bodge it up later." Hit, oww, hit, hit, hit, oww....

Anyway, I have caused a hijack the thread. Sorry

I think there needs to be a "lots, 'cause I'm stoopid" option in the poll for me.

Pretty hard to injure yourself on a scrollsaw unless you put a heavy blade in and stick your finger straight on it.

Could be a different story when I dabble in 'proper' woodworking again soon, but hopefully all will go ok.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

How about holding the nail with a long nosed plier untill it has started or do like I do and use a nailgun.


Peter.

No bloody fear, They are positively dangerous. I've only used one once, absolutley made a mess of my fingers. Hanging on to the nail to start it off, pull the trigger, and POW!

Originally Posted by outback

No bloody fear, They are positively dangerous. I've only used one once, absolutley made a mess of my fingers. Hanging on to the nail to start it off, pull the trigger, and POW!

Just like many years ago when I was an active chippy and I bought an electric plane for trimming the edges of doors. Being used to a hand plane and curling my fingers under the sole to guide it you can imagine the scars on the fingers of my left hand that I still have to this day.