Need the proper Neanderthal words to say...

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Possibly this...

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[Doug Dawson]

Close but no cigar. The word you’re both searching for is “uffda!”

Uffda is Norwegian, whereas oof is (I always thought) an unmistakeable abbreviation, probably originating from the Amish. :^) They both mean the same thing.

[Thomas Wilson]

Thank you all. I posted an introduction if you want to know who I am. TW

[steven c newman]

Maybe add a sheet of 3/4" plywood on the floor....would hurt the chisel less than hitting the concrete...

[John Patric]

If you see Kay, tell her you dropped the chisel.

[michael langman]

That was your sign to chunk the jig.

I think I would second this after dropping my chisel.

[kent wardecke]

I'm not shy when it comes to cussing but it's got to be serious before I say anything I wouldn't say in front of my father. If you're letting out a blue Streak every time something goes wrong then it loses meaning

[Zach Dillinger]

You say thanks that you didn't drop it onto your foot or make a boneheaded attempt to catch the chisel before it hits the ground.

[lowell holmes]

Zach,
Are you speaking from experience?

[Bruce Haugen]

You say thanks that you didn't drop it onto your foot or make a boneheaded attempt to catch the chisel before it hits the ground.

I learned long ago to move out of harm’s way when a chisel or knife drops. Then I use some of the language my DIs taught me in boot camp.