Charlie Jones wrote:

Hi Everyone,
Going back to a posting of 14th January about burning fingers and wearing
gloves. I have rarely heard about any more dangerous practice than working
on a lathe with something that could rip your fingers off in the blink of
an eye. Picture the scene when you get a catch, and it happens to all of
us once in a while. Your hand jumps on the rest and the glove just touches
the work, maybe trapping between the rest and the revolving work or a
sharp outside edge hooks the cuff. Hey presto! If you are really lucky the
glove will tear, but more likely a finger or two will be amputated.
Sensible? Let's have a poll to find out how many turners use gloves and
ask who has had a close encounter and learned a valuable lesson.
Charlie

Oxon woodturners UK

Fingerless leather glove on left hand. Left hand stays on the right side of
tool rest Have never had a problem with putting my hand where it should
not be but my head is another thing. Came close on a number of occasions
when I went nearer to look at a piece without turning off the lathe.
Needless to say if I don`t get out of this habit, it`s gonna hurt.