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- Jul 8, 2014
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So, I'm a couple of years into this hobby now and getting kind of cocky. I use leather gloves, dust mask and eye protection when I'm using the angle grinder. But, because I was once a sheet metal mechanic, I feel comfortable around sharp metal and steel. Too comfortable as it turns out. I don't have protectors on my files. I used to be sure to put duct tape on sharpened blades, etc. So, last night I was taking pictures of a double bit I just finished. As I was returning it to its place, the haft slid through my hands and (for some inexplicable reason I was wearing shorts in Calgary, Alberta , Canada in February). As it slid through my hands, the felling side of the double bit clipped my left shin. It felt as though it barely touched but it left a 3" gash that took 13 stitches to close. Fortunately, no muscle or tendon damage. The doc said it was a nice clean cut. He complimented me on not hitting bone or cutting myself with an axe that had just come out of a deer. I got cocky and lazy. Time for a safety reminder, and thank heavens for free Medicare. Can't imagine what that little trip might have cost south of the border.
