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Power tools are dangerous kids! :oP
When doing DIY, do you ever have those moments where you know what you are doing is silly and dangerous, but you continue anyway?

I was trying to plain a small piece of wood around the size of a large matchbox. Holding the electric plainer upside down, i tried passing the wood over the blade... it snagged and kicked the piece of wood away letting my hand hit the blade. In an instance the tips of my fingers were removed. It felt like being whacked really had with a ruler. No real pain at first.

I saw stars, hyperventilated and almost passed out because of the shock!

The damage is pictured here:



Amazingly, it healed perfectly, including fingerprints after many dressings got stuck to the wound.
(Thu 20th Dec 2007, 21:56, More)