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General Activities => Fire Away => Topic started by: walkabout on February 21, 2024, 06:33:39 AM
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Had a significant thumb injury using a table saw Saturday working on a project in my taxidermy shop. Not sure how long this will set me back but I'm determined to adapt and overcome the challenges that lie ahead...
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Wow that don't look good hope it mends good and you get back to normal
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OMG !!!!! I just finished eating my dinner when you sent that to me. We thought about you all night. Gena is so worried about you. Lets hope and pray you will still have some use of it. I still can't look at this picture. You are determined and yes Ronnie you will adapt. This is one thing duct tape won't fix. Since you still have the thumb we won't call you stumpy. (beers)
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Ouch, not good my friend ...
It happens so fast ...
Hope you heal up with no complications..,
And they save your thumb ...
Wood kick back ?
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Yes wood kick back
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That just ruined my breakfast!! Speedy recovery Ron.
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Ouch and Holy Crap. Hope that heals up and it works for you.
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Holy crap man that's a good one looks like it might have stung a little definitely a major injury hopefully heals fast
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Holy smokes Ron. Hope you make a speedy recovery!
Before you know it you’ll be back on the water and waiting on an old Tom to come in.
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Damn Ron! hope recovery goes well!
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I'm used to hearing these kinds of stories and seeing the results among my woodworking club and professional woodworker associates... (often involving table saws and nail guns...) Seldom hear them in my sportsmen circles... Sorry to hear it Ron. Hopefully you'll have excellent outcomes. Best wishes for a speedy and full recover.
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Jesus Ron this site has been a little slow but we didn’t need that to get some chatter on here Lol hope you get a full recovery
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Geeeezus Ron! . . . . Your right hand???
I did something similar years back (not quite as bad) cutting lamb chops on a ban saw. My hands got slippery from the fat and whamo! . . . ban saws are no joke! . . . really rip you! . . .
Get well soon! . . . . . gut wrenching for me . . .
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Thanks everyone se the surgeon tomorrow morning I'll keep u all posted
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That's a pretty scary looking picture.
Good luck and heal fast.
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Nasty injury for sure Ron, 🙏 everything goes well at surgeons visit today, and 🙏 for a speedy recovery.
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wow.........hope they can fix you Ron. The only thing that can come out of this kind of deal thats positive is the lesson for the rest of us is take 2 prior to doing dangerous tasks, do it safely or not at all, there is always time to do it safely, care for each others well being and safety. Frequent and regular pauses durning dangerous tasks to stay focused and think about what you are doing. On the farm, in the shop, at work and at home what happens fast takes much longer to fix if at all. Wishing you a full recovery and hope you heal quickly.
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Wow, damn Ron, that's scary. I use these types of tools all day and I often find myself just going though the motions and maybe not paying attention as much as I should Only takes a second. Good luck with recovery.
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Yup it happens quick. Just one piece of advice push whatever your cutting all the way through don't reach around the blade and pull the last couple inches through one little twist caused this kick back pulling my hand into the blade.. surgery tomorrow westchester..
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Good luck with the surgery ..
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Yup it happens quick. Just one piece of advice push whatever your cutting all the way through don't reach around the blade and pull the last couple inches through one little twist caused this kick back pulling my hand into the blade.. surgery tomorrow westchester..
I put Biesemeyer T-Square Anti-kickback Splitters on my last two table saws (Jet contractor saw and Jet Cabinet saw). Today I'd find something equivalent or get a Saw Stop cabinet saw... A zero clearance insert too... The latter keeps small cut offs from being sucked into the insert and interfering with the feed. In more recent years I added a power feeder for repetitive work to cut down the risks... keeps my hands entirely away from the blade. I also know when to stop working when I'm tired... I know too many guys who are missing parts of one or more fingers... I still have all of mine and want to keep it that way!
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Holy cow! That’ looks really nasty. I wish you a speedy recovery Ron
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So surgery went good 5hrs. They recrieved one tendon that snapped down to my wrist when I cut it, they replaced another tendon with a spare I didn't need from my hand wrist area, cadaver bone to repair bone and knuckle and fixed up the arteries and nerves. Oh and I looks like there's a pin holding it all together.. I'll be mounting deer before u know it
. Thanks everyone
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Glad to hear the good news ...
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Glad to hear the positive prognosis.
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Great to hear the surgery went well Ron!
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
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Hope you heal up fast! This should be a wake up call to a lot of us including myself.
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Wow Ron, that's terrible.
Hoping for a quick pain free recovery.
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Sorry to hear buddy! Hope for a speedy recovery!
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I'll bring the excavator over and we can bury that old saw :-)
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No I need it I've had it 30 years and hoping to get another 10 out of her...I'll be a lot more careful that's for sure
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Seen the Dr yesterday things are healing pretty good. Go back on the 4th to have pins removed. 5 weeks I'll be in this thumb splint and couple months of physical therapy and I should be like new...
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Long recovery at least you will keep it
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Good news
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That's great to hear! (beers)
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like new? 8). i'm gonna have to call BS on that. Hope your like old soon.
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Lol looking good can't move it but atleast it looks good
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Good to hear Ron . . . . Now that you are on the mend, your condition reminds me of a chef joke . . . .
. . . . . A guy goes into a restaurant in Wawarsing, N.Y.,
Upon the suggestion of the waiter, he ordered the rabbit soup.
When the waiter served the bowl of soup, the customer noticed that the waiter's thumb was submerged in the soup as
he put it down in front of him.
As the waiter walked away, the customer said, "Excuse me . . . but you had your thumb in my soup!"
The waiter responded, "Oh, Yeah, . . . . I had an accident to my thumb about a year ago and my doctor told me to
keep it warm as often as possible in order to regain full circulation and mobility in it"
The irate customer responded, "Well, why don't you shove your thumb right up your a$$?"
The waiter smiled and said . . . ."I DO . . . . when I'm in the kitchen!" (santa) (santa) (santa)
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Omg thanks for the good laugh..lol
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Ron---- You can say looking good, or looks good all you want-- good god man --looks like you almost cut your thumb off--there is nothing good about it. Good to see you the other day-heal up better soon.
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Nice to see u to. Got pins and stitches out Friday things are looking pretty good start 4 months of physical therapy this week and hoping we can get it to work again.
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It will always be good for hitchhiking 😂
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👍😂 , all kidding aside, good luck with it …
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Thanks