Close call

[luv]

Just a reminder kids.....keep your fingers away from power tools.....especially saw blades (don't ask)! Feeling like I dodged a bullet here. Happy to have all my digits....glad I can still play my Silo Special.

This is my fret hand.

 

[Dizzy]

Looks like a close call - Lucky fella !

 

[mb99zz]

Wow....glad to see it was just a scrape.

 

[leftyguitarblue]

Sure was a close call. You almost gave yourself a reason to not have GAS anymore. No fingers=no guitar.

 

[brasco68]

Ouch!! I'm always conscience of my hands when I'm doing something semi dangerous...just a habit. If I couldn't play...I would pretty much go into a atomic funk.

 

[Slingy]

Scary, which kind of saw was it? Personally I have no problem with chainsaws, miters, nail guns, sawzalls etc., but I'm not so comfortable with table saws and routers. Also regular circular saws can be iffy for me, but I don't mind the bigger ones that don't jerk around so much.

 

[ScoobySteve]

Whew close call mate!

BTW Luv, where abouts in CO might you be? I was born/raised there.

 

[luv]

Slingy-

Dewalt sawzall - straight blade. I was pruning a tree and hit a hard spot in a branch and leaned into it a bit...ripped right thru the remainder of the branch. Sort of lost my balance (on a ladder) and by instinct reached out and grabbed the only branch I could grab...just happened to be right near where i was cutting. Fortunately I had let off the trigger and the blade was slowing down. Came away with just a scrape, but scared the hell out of me.

Scooby-

I'm in Lakewood (west Denver) near Green Mountain. Where did you live?

Jeremy

 

[ScoobySteve]

Ahhh, Lakewood. I was born in Aurora and raised there, (Cherry Creek District) then moved to Highlands Ranch (Douglas County) before I moved out here to L.A.

 

[Coffeemug]

You INDEED dodged a bullet! Glad to see you got away with a couple of scratches!

 

[robelinda2]

I had my left index finger jammed in the car door yesterday, for about 15 seconds - of pure pain! No playing for me for awhile.

 

[Coffeemug]

That sucks as well!

 

[luv]

I had my left index finger jammed in the car door yesterday, for about 15 seconds - of pure pain! No playing for me for awhile.

sorry to hear that Rob. sounds painful.

 

[dstockden]

lucky/unlucky ! thats why i try to stay away from things like power tools if possible, plus they fact i am rubbish with them!

 

[bkrumme]

Sometimes I wish I didn't have to do jobs like pruning trees. I'm getting paranoid already...

 

[koogie2k]

Just glad you are okay. Be careful out there kids!!

 

[Sweat]

Man fisrt Kev and now you, mayb we should all put the power tools and lawn equipment down
Glad you OK

 

[Slingy]

Wrong tool for the job. Chainsaw would have cut right through the branch without having to fight it so much, or better yet polesaw.

 

[jamminjim]

glad to see you didn't saw your fingers off dude...

and btw .... nice watch... heh heh heh

I don't know if you were wearing the watch when you were using the sawz-all, but it's a very good idea to take off all watches and jewelry when working, unless you're a bean counter, used care salesman, or lawyer......

 

[luv]

no jim...no jewelry when working with or around tools. i work with tools pretty regularly and have never had any issues, just had a little slip this time.

i've heard some horror stories about watches, rings and necklaces.