Had an accident

[DUD]

I have been making a new set of dining chairs out of used oak, that I seem to have available. I was cutting 2 more back chair slats out of used oak hardwood flooring. I had been using the saw top for a work station, so I cleaned it off to make 2 more. I failed to put splitter or Shark Guard back on. As I was making the last cut felt something on my left ring fingernail. It cut a nice saw kerf right in the middle, didn't touch the skin. I am blessed to be okay after my stupidity. Bill

[mater]

Glad to hear you were not hurt Bill.

[oakchas]

Glad you're okay,Bill... I'm still recovering from my mishap... though I did get "back on the horse" today... Using GRRippers to rabbet my pieces, instead of my thumb... (which, I swear, screamed... "NO, NO, NO!" when I started down to the shop!

[final_t]

Repeat after me:

Left of the blade.
Fingers never over the table area.
Push sticks.
Scared as **** at all times.

[Pappy]

All of us have done some dumb things in the interest of expediance. Most of us keep our mouths shut about it!

Glad it wasn't worse, Bill.

[gerti]

That gives me an idea: One of those line drawing lasers, mounted over the saw and highlighting the plane of the saw blade. That should be a good reminder where not to have the fingers...

[wardprobst]

Glad you are okay- I had the same thing happen in 1974 when I tried to flick a small cutoff away from a tablesaw blade. Worse thing, the darn saw was turned off and just coasting. Still remember the feeling!
DP

[Turaj]

Bill, Glad to hear that you are OK and not hurt more seriously. Thanks for the reminder.

[gmack5]

Glad you weren't hurt..Nails grow back! Fingers Don't!

I'll bet it'll be a while before you stick your fingers that close to the Blade for a while!

[Stormbringer]

Twenty one years ago (at age 14) while trimming the tops of my grandmothers hedges with my right hand, I grabbed the blades of an electric hedgecutter instead of the handle with my left hand. Needless to say, it wasn't pretty. Because of that, I have never ever even come close to making that mistake again as I am always conscious of when I go for the handle. Something I had always done non-chalantly(?) now gets the uttmost attention.

Bill, glad to hear no harm done, but I bet you won't make that mistake twice. Unfortunately, too many times, it takes a blunder to make us do it right the second time.

Be well,
Greg

[Stytooner]

Good wake up call, Bill. Glad you weren't hurt, Buddy. I think we all have got plenty of scars to tell the Grandkids about without adding new ones.

[lrogers]

Good golly, Bill! Glad you did the most damage to your BVD's. Be carefull buddy. Your close call is a vivid reminder for the rest of us.

[DUD]

Thanks Everyone, I just put a gap the size of the blade in the end of the nail. It was a feeling I will never forget. But I'm gonna finish the chairs now. Bill