Well, Saturday night, I was working on a small desk for my oldest daughter. Things were going pretty well. I was working on a side panel stile, squaring up the corner. Of course it was on the last stile. For various reasons, probably including a momentary laps of reason, the work piece moved any my finger was the next thing to land on...:nah: When I looked down, I had a growing red smiley face on my finger.
I've bit myself with a chisel before, but this one was a bit more than I thought a Band-Aid would handle. As I walked into the house with my finger in my mouth, I mumbled to my wife, "Get the First-Aid Kit!" She knew something was up. :no:
The short version is that I put direct pressure on it and spent the next 30 minutes driving around to find the closest OPEN Urgent Care faciilty. When we got there (and spend the next 15 minutes filling out paperwork), I got three stiches and they sent me on my way.
Moral of the story, "Know the location and hours of your local Urgent Care facilities!"
Oh yeah, properly secure your workpiece and your finger is not a viable work surface in most situation. :nah:
After all that, all is well. I will live to make sawdust again. Probably tonight! :icon_cheers
I've bit myself with a chisel before, but this one was a bit more than I thought a Band-Aid would handle. As I walked into the house with my finger in my mouth, I mumbled to my wife, "Get the First-Aid Kit!" She knew something was up. :no:
The short version is that I put direct pressure on it and spent the next 30 minutes driving around to find the closest OPEN Urgent Care faciilty. When we got there (and spend the next 15 minutes filling out paperwork), I got three stiches and they sent me on my way.
Moral of the story, "Know the location and hours of your local Urgent Care facilities!"
Oh yeah, properly secure your workpiece and your finger is not a viable work surface in most situation. :nah:
After all that, all is well. I will live to make sawdust again. Probably tonight! :icon_cheers