Hi Bill

The good news is, you have a finger to hurt. I know a lot of people wear
gloves, and I even gave it a try once while protecting an injury from a non
lathe incident, but it got very scary for me. I would rather deal with
abraded skin and the occasional splinter than having my hand maimed because
a glove got caught up in the machine. The machine always wins.

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Bill

Bill Grumbine

commercial site www.wonderfulwood.com
personal site www.enter.net/~ultradad
"Bill Gooch" wrote in message
.. .
When I started turning (two years ago) I wore a heavy leather glove on my
left hand but reading various posts I became nervous about the safety of
using the glove so stopped. Yesterday while roughing out a piece of
hardwood I got a splinter driven up my knuckle at my little finger, had to
have it out at the hospital, hurts like hell at the moment. I'm most
definitely going back to the leather glove unless there is an alternative
which is safer while protecting against this type of accident. Any vets
have guidance on this?


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Bill Gooch
Kemptville, ON.