Carving Accident!

[kvan64]

I sold a lot of my tools to upgrade my carving tools to the diegrinder and also the "terrier" carving bit from Kaizenbonsai. They arrived today and It was a bit dark but I couldn't wait to try them out. They work great but I was a bit careless and didn't hold the grinder corectly. The result is in split second, I lost a finger nail, a chunk of flesh and a bit of bone from the left index finger. I don't know when it will recover but typing with one hand is ... so...sux! Looks like all repotting will have t obe posponed for a while
It's kind of embarassing but I post this in hoping that others be more careful when using power tools.

[JayP]

tough break mate! i think with dremels etc its easy to forget you are working with a power tool because they are so agile and easy to work with!

[kvan64]

Ya right there mate. We tend to foreget that they are dangerous. I'll have to get a pair of work gloves. Damn, it's hurt like hell

[Loretta]

God Kvan, I've just bought a ozito thing for carving and a recipricating saw maybe I'm going to be too scared to use them I'm sorry it happened to you but it could have been half of your hand you lost, think positive.
cheers Loretta

[Glenda]

Ouch, Kvan! Just thinking about it hurts!

Glenda

[alpineart]

Hi Kvan , i've been working with carpentry tools since starting my Apprenticeship back in the 70's . I was taught if its sharper than your pencil use 2 hands and keep them clear of the cutting edge .The shaft is there for an extension to the cutter , not to hold on to .Be very careful wearing gloves as they get caught in the cutters/blades and do far more damage than a nick or slice .

My router come die grinder scares the pants off me , that's why i attached a drill side handle to it for superior control and to continue to remind myself that i need to place 2 hands on the machine . Even a Tradesman can get a little complacent . After my latest carving i have decided to make a guard just for the occasion it bites into the hardwood and NOT me .

Pop a rubber glove on and get into potting up of those trees .Cheers Alpine

[anttal63]

Very sorry to hear this!!!dk These tools are not to be taken for granted. If you dont know that there is a correct way to hold them then you must find out and be shown!!! You are lucky it could have been worse, again very sorry dk...

[Lynette]

Sorry about the injury. I bet there was a few expletives flying when it happened. I am stuck with just using the dremel, a mimi arbotec and an electric carving tool, because I am not strong enough to hold a die grinder or the big arbotec.
Hope it heals quickly and be carefull of the soil, an infection in it would be a lot more painfull, maybe some friends could help with the repoting.
Lynette

[davo]

Nasty! Ive done a similar thing with an air hacksaw.

I hope you went to the hospital?

[Amanda]

Bone....

Best wishes for a swift recovery. Looks like kitchen duties it are hey?

Take it easy next time and glove up

[Loretta]

[quote="kvan64"]I sold a lot of my tools to upgrade my carving tools to the diegrinder and also the "terrier" carving bit from Kaizenbonsai.

Not that I have even tried carving yet Kvan but I've been wondering for a while now how much that "terrier" would end up costing with exchange rates and postage. Do you mind telling us what you paid for it. I read that Graham designed it himself didn't he??? But then again he works on some massive trees so it must be pretty lethal considering the size of the trees he works on , don't think I'd ever in a lifetime have a tree the size he gets in But yes, I've often wondered about the price and how long delivery takes. I've got two big sturdy sons-in-law that could handle one. cheers Loretta

[kcpoole]

Hey Bummer Kvan!
Thanks for the reminder to us all that things can happen real fast when using power tools.

Put Some antiseptic on it, and the Cambium will roll over real quick, You might have some nice Shari for a while tho .

Just think that you did not take off to much and then had to Jin it!

Ken

[Amanda]

Hey Bummer Kvan!
Thanks for the reminder to us all that things can happen real fast when using power tools.

Put Some antiseptic on it, and the Cambium will roll over real quick, You might have some nice Shari for a while tho .

Just think that you did not take off to much and then had to Jin it!

Ken

[Mitchell]

Hey Bummer Kvan!
Thanks for the reminder to us all that things can happen real fast when using power tools.

Put Some antiseptic on it, and the Cambium will roll over real quick, You might have some nice Shari for a while tho .

Just think that you did not take off to much and then had to Jin it!

Ken

Bit premature don't you think? On such young material, i'd be wiring it up and putting some movement in it first.


Kvan, know the feeling mate, i've lost a fingertip from being absent minded briefly.
I take it as a sign the plant will one day become great when it has made you shed blood, sweat and tears. Many of my plants have crimson colored deadwood, as I use a draw knife for all my carving, damn sharp.

[Jake]

owe, lucky u didnt take your finger off mate. stitches or anything bud?