Re: [VFB] Superglue

2010-04-20 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi Scott;   What hurts more the initial cut or the super glue repair??   Wayne --- On Mon, 4/19/10, Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com wrote: From: Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Superglue To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 9:22 PM While

Re: [VFB] Superglue

2010-04-20 Thread Allan Fish
Hi Scott; What hurts more the initial cut or the super glue repair?? Wayne, I'm not Scott, but for my money, the cut is much worse (or the cracked fingers in my case). The superglue is more of a sting that only lasts a few seconds. If you can't stand the little sting of superglue, you

p.s.: Re: [VFB] Superglue

2010-04-20 Thread Allan Fish
p.s.: Super glue does NOT take the place of butterfly bandages and sutures for deep gashes. However, the medical stuff (it's a different chemical, not a diluted form) must work as a temporary fix. They sure use it enough. For permanent connections (knee/hip prostheses, etc.) they use

Re: [VFB] Superglue

2010-04-20 Thread Scott Bearden
Allan and Wayne, I agree completely. The cut is far worse. By the time I am done planing one rod I have dozens of micro cuts on my finger tips and if I am lucky that is all. There are the plane blades that I sharpen to 12000 grit. There are the razor blades I hone on a black Arkansas stone to

Re: [VFB] Superglue

2010-04-19 Thread Scott Bearden
While making bamboo rods, I seem to get cut quite often, many different ways, and often they are like deep paper cuts. Bamboo can be sharp as a razor. Anyways, super glue stings a bit, but it immediately coagulates the blood and stops the bleeding. And it heals up faster and with less scarring