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re: Woodworking Eff-ups you will admit to...?
Posted on 9/6/19 at 2:08 pm to fishfighter
Posted on 9/6/19 at 2:08 pm to fishfighter
Few years ago I got a new lathe. Was terribly excited to get it as it was one tool that I'd always wanted but had never been able to get.
When it came in I had just gotten back from a trip and was tired. I got the lathe set up and ready to go but didn't have anything to cut with it.
Get a piece of wood and take it to the bad saw to knock the edges off. Get it the last edge and as it finished the cut my fingers were in the exactly wrong position and my index finger and middle finger on my left had get into the blade pretty good. Middle finger is fine but index had a pretty big scar and the nail bed on that finger is permanently messed up.
Don't mess with tools when you're tired.
Another example, this past Christmas my in-laws gave me a bowl chuck for the lathe. I didn't do my research and put a piece in the chuck without doing anything in the way of properly securing wood in the chuck.
The piece of wood came loose and hit me in the face. I now have a nice little reminder of my stupidity with a scar above my lip.
When it came in I had just gotten back from a trip and was tired. I got the lathe set up and ready to go but didn't have anything to cut with it.
Get a piece of wood and take it to the bad saw to knock the edges off. Get it the last edge and as it finished the cut my fingers were in the exactly wrong position and my index finger and middle finger on my left had get into the blade pretty good. Middle finger is fine but index had a pretty big scar and the nail bed on that finger is permanently messed up.
Don't mess with tools when you're tired.
Another example, this past Christmas my in-laws gave me a bowl chuck for the lathe. I didn't do my research and put a piece in the chuck without doing anything in the way of properly securing wood in the chuck.
The piece of wood came loose and hit me in the face. I now have a nice little reminder of my stupidity with a scar above my lip.
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Posted on 9/6/19 at 6:12 pm to bbvdd
Couple weeks ago I was replacing a section of my fence at my house. I put 1 screw in the fence board on the top runner just enough to hold it up so that I could get my gap and measurement correct at the bottom. As I was on my knees double checking some things, the 8' fence board fell straight back at me and the top edge hit me directly in the eye. Blood shot and swollen eye for a couple days right before I went on vacation with the girlfriend. 
Built my footboard on my bed and when I flipped it back over to the front side to see my hard work, I realized I had the wrong length screws and I had about 20 screw points sticking out of the front of the footboard. This was a direct cause of me being fatigued from the heat and my brain wasn't working properly. I put all my shite down and went to the house.
Built my footboard on my bed and when I flipped it back over to the front side to see my hard work, I realized I had the wrong length screws and I had about 20 screw points sticking out of the front of the footboard. This was a direct cause of me being fatigued from the heat and my brain wasn't working properly. I put all my shite down and went to the house.
This post was edited on 9/6/19 at 6:20 pm
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