D. Crawford
Well-Known Member
Greetings all,
It's my first post here in Shop Talk and I thought I would post some pics of something I'm sure most of us are guilty of doing at least once. A few days ago I was preparing to do some hand sanding on a blade of mine. Normally I clamp onto a block of wood in the vise but this time I didn't see anything handy. Being in a hurry I snugged the tang up in my machine vise with the 8 1/2 blade pointed at my vitals. Yes, I knew this was a stupid thing to do. Before I could put sandpaper to steel one of my neighbors comes over to chat for a minute and I completely lost track of what I was doing. A few minutes later I walk back into the garage and whammo, I walk right into this sucker. Luckily I had my arm up in front of my torso so I was impaled in the forearm about two inches rather than getting it in the belly. I was very lucky considering how it could have gone. I guess my point is that I knew when I was doing it that clamping up that bare blade was a stupid thing to do but I let my guard down and payed the price. Remember, our small lapses in judgement can have serious and lasting results. If it feels wrong, don't do it. On the good side, I did grab my cell phone and take some action photos for you guys to enjoy. 2thumbs
Thanks for reading & lets be careful out there,
David Crawford
Overgrinder
It's my first post here in Shop Talk and I thought I would post some pics of something I'm sure most of us are guilty of doing at least once. A few days ago I was preparing to do some hand sanding on a blade of mine. Normally I clamp onto a block of wood in the vise but this time I didn't see anything handy. Being in a hurry I snugged the tang up in my machine vise with the 8 1/2 blade pointed at my vitals. Yes, I knew this was a stupid thing to do. Before I could put sandpaper to steel one of my neighbors comes over to chat for a minute and I completely lost track of what I was doing. A few minutes later I walk back into the garage and whammo, I walk right into this sucker. Luckily I had my arm up in front of my torso so I was impaled in the forearm about two inches rather than getting it in the belly. I was very lucky considering how it could have gone. I guess my point is that I knew when I was doing it that clamping up that bare blade was a stupid thing to do but I let my guard down and payed the price. Remember, our small lapses in judgement can have serious and lasting results. If it feels wrong, don't do it. On the good side, I did grab my cell phone and take some action photos for you guys to enjoy. 2thumbs
Thanks for reading & lets be careful out there,
David Crawford
Overgrinder
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