Woodworking Pro Tip

[Tj Brown]

[Joe W.]

The timing on seeing this is great.

I've been helping a friend build a 15'x25' deck the past couple of weeks and a few times ended the day at the work site counting my fingers up to ten and then saying to my friend - "It's been a good day".

 

[OCtoolguy]

I've been told that there are only two kinds of woodworkers. Those who have lost a digit and those who will lose one. So far, I'm in the second group. And I plan to stay that way. And I'll do it without buying a "Sawstop" saw. 

 

[Tj Brown]

I've been a scroller for 38 years. I've had plenty of minor cuts, but you would have to be really dedicated to lose a finger on a scrollsaw, lol

[OCtoolguy]

2 minutes ago, Tj Brown said:

I've been a scroller for 38 years. I've had plenty of minor cuts, but you would have to be really dedicated to lose a finger on a scrollsaw, lol

I've gotten burned by a hot blade once or twice and I also wasn't paying attention one time and ran the end of my thumb into the blade. It did a razor cut right on the end. The scroll saws have got to be the absolute safest power tool there is.

[Tom-in-Ashland]

Well . . . I lost a testicle to a table saw kick back so maybe just counting fingers is not quite enough.

[jollyred]

I was told that it is possible to cut off a finger on the scroll saw, but you would have to change the blade halfway through.

Tom

[Scrappile]

1 hour ago, Tom-in-Ashland said:

Well . . . I lost a testicle to a table saw kick back so maybe just counting fingers is not quite enough.

The Table saw has sent me to the floor and emergency a couple times.  But lucky for me nothing this serious.. I really hope you are kidding.. The worst I have done was 17 stitches to the back of my hand.  I still love my table saw.. Not it's fault that I do stupid sometimes!

[OCtoolguy]

17 hours ago, Tom-in-Ashland said:

Well . . . I lost a testicle to a table saw kick back so maybe just counting fingers is not quite enough.

That's got to be a first. Have you contacted record book folks?

 

[kmmcrafts]

17 hours ago, jollyred said:

I was told that it is possible to cut off a finger on the scroll saw, but you would have to change the blade halfway through.

Tom

Just for safety reasons I put my blades in upside down and facing the back of the saw so it's harder for me to lose a finger, .. safest way to use a scroll saw.. burns through the wood quite a lot slower but they always say if you're rushing that's when you get careless and get hurt.  safety first...

[rafairchild2]

Since I also do wood carving by hand, I wear these when I have my gouges in hand.  I would think that one could wear these when using the scroll saw if they are worried about cutting themselves.  They are actually quite comfortable.