I am working on an outdoor Garden settee for a young lady with an English garden and heres how it went.
Made a template for the front legs and went to rip a piece of white oak to width when the TS started to stall then kicked the piece up and back at me scaring the living he** out of me and it just barely missed me.
The next was when I made the tenons for the seat rail and had to round the edges over because I made the mortises with a plunge router. I pared the corners with a 3/4″ chishel and was holding it in my hand. You guessed it, the chishel went down the tenon and right into my left thumb cutting it really good. blood everywhere including the seat rail. How do you blood out of wood? It took close to a half hour to get the bleeding to stop. Whats next?
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Yikes, Dave!
Sounds like a wee nudge from above urging you to relax a bit and take another stab at it (so to speak) on another day! I hope you heal quickly and without incident.
You might try using a commercial two-part (chlorine & peroxide) wood bleach to remove the blood stains.
Good luck with the completion of your project,
-Jazzdogg-
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie
I sat out the rest of Sunday with a Guiness and a few burgers from the grill. iwas just wondering if the propane grill was going to blow up when I lit it or a bolt of lighting would hit the bottle top of the Guiness. I'll try your recipe.
Dave
Just when think woodworking couldn't be any more difficult we are trying to get blood stains out of the wood we are using! Good luck!!
Sincerely,
Ryan C
I suggest staining the rest of the wood to match the blood and telling her it's made out of the rare and valuable Bloodwood...
Brilliant!!!
I would suggest a short auxillary fence on your saw to avoid a repeat performance of the kick back and figure out why your hand was in line with the chisel edge.Then you can enjoy your beer knowing you that you stand a better chance of clutching the glass with fingers intact.
To get blood out of wood (and just about everything else): hydrogen peroxide (3%). Do multiple applications over about 24-36 hours.
Is your tetanus up to date?
Glaucon
If you don't think too good, then don't think too much...
Dave,
The smartest thing you did was to stop, and finish the day with a cold one!
Don't return to the project again until the gash is completely healed. It will take that long to get over the psychological trauma!
And, as previously suggested, attach a "short" auxilliary fence to your rip fence. It shouldn't extend past the front teeth of the blade.
It sounds like you might need to also make sure the fence doesn't have any toe-in.
Oh, yeah - blood removal from wood (also from clothes). Fresh (new bottle) hydrogen peroxide.
Edit - looks like I was typing while Glaucon was posting.
No worries about Tetanus unless the chisel was covered with dirt. Clostridium bacteria live in the soil.
Rich
Edited 7/3/2006 3:44 pm ET by Rich14
Rich,RE: Tetanus. The Clostridium bacteria is an umbiquitous spore-producing bacteria. This means that the bacteria. spores can be found all over the place, not just dirt or rusty nails. The spores are extremely difficult to erradicate. Given the possible outcomes of actually contracting tetanus, it's wise for all of us who play with sharp tools to make sure our vaccinations are up to date.Jim
OK Jim,
Lets really yank this thread OT. The chances of a Clostridium infection getting a foothold are exceedingly small unless a significant number of bacteria are introduced into a wound that is inherently closed to air.
Clostridium is anaeobic and has a very hard time growing under aerobic conditions. Here are situations in which it can get started: A rusty nail, lying in soil, driven deep into the bottom of the foot as one walks over it, a soldier lying in soil for days with deep wounds, a deep wound covered by a soil-impregnated bandage, left untreated for days.
Tetanus is so unlikely as to be nearly impossible when a wound is clean, bleeds freely and has no gross contamination. Sure, lets keep our Tetanus immunizations up to date (how often is necessary? - once in a lifetime, every 7 years, every 20 years - no one knows) But lacerations from tools in the woodworking shop are not sources of this infection. Have you actual knowledge of even a single such infection?
Rich
Rich,I don't have a single example of such an infection occurring. However, I'm somewhat unwilling to be the test case, so I do keep my innoculations up to date as suggested by the CDC. (The DT vaccine, diptheria and tetanus is suggested to be "renewed" every 10 years)Jim
It sounds like you might need to also make sure the fence doesn't have any toe-in.
I check the toe-in yesterday and the fence was ok. I have a funny feeling the cut closed and the blade grabbed it. I had a tetnus shot 2 years ago so it is up to date. I was in the shop working yestarday because that settee has to get done. I am taking the day off today to be with my family and grandkids.
Everyone have a safe and happy fourth of July.
Dave
Sorry to hear about your troubles Dave. Something you said reminded me of a trick we used in the kitchens when people cut themselves. You said it took over 1/2 an hour to stop the bleeding. That can be avoided by using medium ground black pepper. I know, I know...most of you reading this are probably thinking "You've got to be kidding?!!" But seriously, pack on the pepper and it reacts to the blood to coagulate and stop the bleeding. Does it pretty quick and actually stings less than hydrogen peroxide. You can dress the wound with the pepper for a short time but would clean it up in a couple of hours with the usual first aid stuff. I have used the trick for years and will not go camping without a few ounces of the stuff for that "just in case" kind of day.
Soul,
Black pepper is an old time remedy for a radiator leak, as well. Don't need too much for that,as it will allegedly stop up passages in the engine if used too liberally.
Regards,
Ray
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