damaged finger and dig in

[Eric Harvey]

I just thought I`d put a pic of the dig in and my pinky finger after five days of healing from the altercation with the skew chisel,I changed the dressing on finger last night and thought I`d show what happens if your unlucky enough to get bitten by the skew,I must say this is the first time I`ve been damaged by a skew,had a few dig in`s over the years like we all have,if we`re honest,anyway,heres the pics,I put a 12" rule by the dig in to show the scale,cheers,Eric.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Just a flesh wound you wuss, stick a bit of electrical tape around it and get back to work, i hope you have not damaged the wood too much!!
 
Regards
John BHT

[Bryan Milham]

I'm with John, you don't hold your tools with your pinkies.

Do you know where to find sympathy in the Army dictionary?

[Derek]

Just a flesh wound you wuss,
Regards
John BHT

And that is just the wood

stick a bit of electrical tape around it and get back to work, i hope you have not damaged the wood too much!!
 
Regards
John BHT

Done that a few times

[Eric Harvey]

thats where I`m going wrong,I hold my turning tools with all my fingers and both thumbs when using bigger turning tools,small turning tools are better,you can just use mind control to make them hover on the toolrest and exert mind control to do the turning

[ColWA]

Sorry, no sympathy here either.

Have a peek at this...great video.     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOvF5f1phhY

HTH

Col

[Eric Harvey]

Col,John,Derek,dr4g0nfly, I know exactly how this happened,I posted the pic to show people especially inexperienced turners what can happen if you have a moments lapse of concentration and the long point of the skew catches on the wood and then proceeds to dig in,in what can be a spectacular manner at times and can result in the point of the skew slicing through one`s finger/thumb/palm down to the bone(in this case) or if your lucky,as we are mostly,you just get a sound like a gunshot and a great big tear in the wood being turned,the skew possibly being thrown across the workshop (mind your head,and make sure your wearing a facemask) at great speed (due to it not being held properly),or your arm just being thrown in the air (tool still in hand)

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

On the positive side Eric it would appear that you know how to sharpen your skews.........

[Bryan Milham]

Eric,

please don't take my last remark in this thread as anything other than a frendly jib at your misfortune.

If it read as anything else, it was not meant that way and I offer my apologies.

[Eric Harvey]

sorry here to dr4g0nfy,no apologies needed,the red mist arose as it sometimes does when trying to get a serious point across.

John, ,yes,have lovely sharp skews,your welcome to test them on your fingers anytime,

[Bryan Milham]

Eric,

how are you healing - back in the workshop yet?

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Yes come on Eric, 3 weeks off now, how much longer are you going to milk it for?

[Eric Harvey]

  ;only had a week and a bit off,I finnished the totem pole,its in the gallery,made a teak bowl after that,Pics will be put on when taken,nearly finnished a winged bowl with legs,again,pics to follow