All day long yesterday I noticed I was a bit unfocused and easily distracted. I even misplaced one of my planes by putting it in the wrong rack. Not like me at all...
About two hours into my shop time, I was working to clean up some rabbets on pine with a 3/4" Blue Spruce chisel. I should have heeded these warning signs and called it a day. Long story short - I was paring the rabbets I had cut on the pine, slipped and opened up a 2 cm long gash on top of my left middle finger. (My chisel was nice and sharp!) I bled like a stuck pig and when I got the bleeding stopped half an hour later, the cut looked to be 2mm-4mm deep. Not too gory but I headed to the ER anyway - to ensure there was no major damage (muscles, tendons, etc). In the end, I got lucky and the Doc just put in 8 stitches to close me up with no other damage (except my pride!).
A constant reminder folks to heed your "spidey sense" - and if you feel distracted, sleepy, jittery, or experience any other red flags - put down or turn off the sharp tools!
A public service announcement brought to you by Ted.
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