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Re: Hey Stubby!
By:George Cushing
Date: 1/21/2001, 11:13 am
In Response To: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch! (Malcolm Schweizer)

I now have about 1/4" shorter thumb, and they had to do a skin graft to repair.

Hell of a way to out yourself. Don't feel bad, this one usually gets even experienced woodworkers. I'll even admit to having nicked a thumb this way. The rule, of course is never put your hand beyond the blade. Factory guards will not always prevent this type of injury. You're safest course is a cutting setup with losts of high quality featherboards or similar hold-downs.

However, I wouldn't give up on that thumb yet. No medical back ground mind you, but I've noticed that unless you shorten the bone, the tip of a finger will usually regenerate. I mauled the tip of the middle finger on my left hand by firmly grasping a the base of a trim router forgetting that the base is smaller than my standard router. A round over bit at 20,000 rpm is no way to clean your nails. By the time the nail grew back it was pretty well back to normal. So I can still give the cabby's salute. A friend shorted the same finger with electric hedge clippers and it regenerated too.

Messages In This Thread

Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/21/2001, 5:39 am
Dimensioning Hand
Steve -- 1/25/2001, 11:48 am
Re: Power feed *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/24/2001, 9:47 am
Re: Power feed
daren -- 1/24/2001, 8:31 pm
Re: Power feed
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/25/2001, 10:30 am
Re: Power feed
Rehd -- 1/24/2001, 9:09 pm
biscuit joiners also eat meat
Don Bowen -- 1/23/2001, 6:48 pm
Re: biscuit joiners also eat meat
daren -- 1/23/2001, 9:25 pm
new safety technology
redhush -- 1/23/2001, 11:27 pm
Re: new safety technology
Geo. Cushing -- 1/24/2001, 4:55 pm
Re: new safety technology
redhush -- 1/23/2001, 11:49 pm
Re: Look Out, it's the Wet Blanket :O
Rehd -- 1/24/2001, 1:42 am
Re: Cool Video! *NM*
Spidey -- 1/24/2001, 12:08 am
Welcome to the 9 & 7/8 club... :(
Marcelo -- 1/23/2001, 4:05 pm
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
Lee -- 1/22/2001, 1:04 pm
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
John Monfoe -- 1/22/2001, 6:27 am
Re: I feel your pain
Steve L -- 1/22/2001, 8:43 am
Re: I feel your pain
bob -- 1/22/2001, 10:01 am
Re: I feel your pain
Rob Macks -- 1/22/2001, 9:43 am
Re: I feel your pain
Ed K. -- 1/22/2001, 2:56 pm
pic link
David Hanson -- 1/22/2001, 12:06 pm
Post Pics
David Hanson -- 1/22/2001, 11:33 am
Re: Post Pics *Pic*
Rob Macks -- 1/22/2001, 1:28 pm
Re: Post Pics
David Hanson -- 1/22/2001, 3:11 pm
Re: Post Pics
Rob Macks -- 1/22/2001, 1:32 pm
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
Spidey -- 1/22/2001, 12:43 am
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/21/2001, 11:07 pm
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
Bob Deutsch -- 1/21/2001, 10:09 pm
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
bob -- 1/21/2001, 10:00 pm
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
Russ -- 1/21/2001, 9:52 pm
Re: Safety
Ian Johnston -- 1/21/2001, 2:42 pm
Re: Safety
Rehd -- 1/21/2001, 5:02 pm
Re: Hey Stubby!
George Cushing -- 1/21/2001, 11:13 am
Re: Dimensioning the thumb.... ouch!
Johnnie -- 1/21/2001, 10:58 am