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Re: Off Topic: Warning, planes are sharp!
By:george jung
Date: 2/21/2011, 1:51 pm
In Response To: Off Topic: Warning, planes are sharp! (Damian wentzel)

: Well i was planing a rolling bevel on my very first strip and i'm
: already a half fingernail short of a full person. Just because
: its not a power tool, doesn't mean they can't do damage. I was
: holding the strip in my left hand and plane in the right when i
: made it far enough through the wood and slice, took a second to
: figure out what that strnge feeling was and then the blood
: started flowing. Just a warning to everyone, be careful!

Hehe.... I'm laughing with you, not at you...

I did the same thing - planed the end of my thumb off, didn't notice until I saw
that my white accent strip had a nice, streaky 'red' stain to it.

Hope that sands out. OTOH, I can honestly say I've put everything I have
into this boat!

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Warning, planes are sharp!
Damian wentzel -- 2/20/2011, 4:35 pm
Re: Off Topic: Warning, planes are sharp!
Kurt Maurer -- 2/20/2011, 7:45 pm
Re: Off Topic: Warning, planes are sharp! *PIC*
Don T -- 2/20/2011, 9:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/21/2011, 12:32 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/21/2011, 5:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/21/2011, 1:37 pm
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mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 2/21/2011, 11:04 am
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Matt Brammer -- 2/21/2011, 6:15 pm
Re: Off Topic: Warning, planes are sharp!
george jung -- 2/21/2011, 1:51 pm
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Dean -- 2/22/2011, 8:30 am
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Damian wentzel -- 2/22/2011, 9:15 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/25/2011, 10:34 pm
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dhwdaniels -- 2/26/2011, 4:50 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/26/2011, 6:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2011, 1:15 am