My Hand Tool Journey #9: Lawsuit Pending!

Kent hope all is well and you recover full use of the hand… and yes it is important to be aware of hand tools as well as the electron eaters…

-- Don't drink and use power tools @ lasercreationsbylarry.com.au

Thanks for the warning. I too am injury free after many years of woodworking (and other working too.) It’s a good reminder to remember that safety needs to be our constant companion.

Hope your recovery goes well and that you’ll be back making sawdust soon.

-- Joe

Hope you’re back to 110% soon, Kent!

-- Cole, Lubbock -- Life is Good

ouch! get better soon Kent.

and yes – sue the saw mfg. it should have had flesh sensing technology implemented as it is already available in the market.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Sorry to hear about the mishap. Hope you heel fast.

Yikes. Take care of yourself.

(Ouch, I hate reading about boo boos. But good reminders are needed every now and then)

Recover soon,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

It’s a;ways good to be warned, Kent. I’m sorry you had to be the example this time.

Knock on wood, I’ve never really been injured with a power tool. But on more than one occasion I’ve had a minor injury when a hand tool slipped. And the only difference between a minor injury and a major injury can sometimes be just a couple of millimeters.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

The Government cant protect you from the Government how do you expect them to protect you from yourself ? So sorry about your accident and also sad to hear you didn’t make a dime from it.
It’s a mercenarily cruel world ,However I am sure some smart a$$ed lawyer will do just that somewhere.You certainly need protection from yourself.maybe they’ll bring in a law whereby you need a sane memeber of the comunity to provide you with a note of authenticity to prove your actually (well maybe not actually but reasonably) sane to be able to buy a hand saw in the future.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

I’m terribly sorry to hear this and I cringe just thinking about it. You should have had a guard on the saw, exposing only the teeth your were using, right? Sue! Sue! Sue! I raise my glass to you for accepting it for what it is, a consequence of inattention, nothing more. Those pesky Japanese saws hurt me more than any tool in the shop. I can’t resist putting my thumb on the rip teeth when steadying the cross-cut teeth for a cut. I just sometimes forget to move my thumb! My worst injury in the shop so far was from trying to cut a nylon wire tie with a box cutter. I’d been working all day with a guardless $99 tablesaw with a dull blade and skewed fence.

You can’t let your guard down for a minute these days;)

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Sorry to hear about the accident, hope your hand heals quicker than expected.. So you can once again type two handed, (and get some woodworking done too..) :)

Seriously thanks for the post, I know all too often many of us get nonchalant about our tools (power and hand). I for one appreciate the reminder, but I’m sorry that most post like this are an afterthought from an injury.

Like I said – hope your hand heals quicker than expected.
Regards, Scotty

-- Scotty - aka... SgtSnafu - Randleman NC

I can’t wait for the RouterStop technology.

-- If you're going to stir the pot, think BIG spoon or SMALL boat paddle. David Grimes, Georgia

^Marking knife stop-glove.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Ouch!

I had a minor injury using my pull saw this past weekend. I was making a cross cut with the board hanging off the side of my bench and when I completed the cut the saw kept going and I stabbed myself in the leg. Very minor injury but it hurt like crap and put 5 small holes in my leg.

I have been hurt many times by slipping with hand tools but I have yet to suffer an injury from a power tool.

-- Dan - "Collector of Hand Planes"

Sorry to hear this Kent, A speedy recovery I am praying for You

-- It's Mic Keep working and sharing

sorry to hear about the mishap kent. Those japanese saws are serious sharp, if you want me to take them off your hands i will.
I wish you a quick recovery.

-- RKWoods