Hey, Tom, oooooops! Glad you are allright. I hope you had your safety glasses on.
Larry J >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/06/04 03:20PM >>> I have been gathering up wood and equipment to start turning reelseats, a new project for me. I set up my new bench saw and proceeded to cut up a bunch of burled wood into 1x1x4 inch blanks. All went well until the last cut which I was gingerly making by pushing a small piece with two longer sticks to protect my fingers. Somehow the small piece got caught in the blade and took flight, hitting my little finger and landing 40 feet away from the saw. The stray piece made a nasty rip in the finger, requiring 8 stitches. One tendon was roughed up but it wasn't severed. If the skin flap doesn't die, all will be well, if not the doc said it might require a skin graft. Kind of embarrassing! The bright side is that the wood looks really good: Lace redwood, maple burl, walnut burl, flame maple, and Amboyna burl. Now, do any of you have any experience with stabilizing wood? Thanks, Tom
