Shoulder planes and rabbet/rebate planes have irons which extend
just outside the body of the plane - on both sides. And what extends
outside the body of the plane also has a nice square corner.

Now even the Veritas shoulder planes lack a real - be able to grab
it - handle so the gripping position other than the Push It mode
can be "adaptive" - figure out some way to hold this thing where
you want it - then pull or push it - somehow.

And it doesn't take long to forget that these planes have that
little bit of sharp edge - and that nice sharp corner - waiting
to bite you as you try and find a grip for some weird planing
need. Because the edge and corner are so sharp, I only realize
I've managed to once again slice my finger - when the blood stains
on the wood become noticable. The slice is never deep - just deep
enough to a) draw blood and b)be irritating for a day or two.

During those few Did It Again sensativity periods I get real careful
of my grip. But somehow, once the "reminder" goes away - I forget
- and often Do It Again.

Have you got a tool that bites you on a regular basis - not hard
or deep - but enough to be annoying - for a few days?

"charlieb" wrote in message
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Have you got a tool that bites you on a regular basis - not hard
or deep - but enough to be annoying - for a few days?

Thinking right off the top of my head, yeah! My cabinet saw, after tilting
the blade to 45 degrees I bang my hand against the bottom of the table/fence
rail when I spin the height adjustment wheel to raise or lower the blade.
Like most any other TS, when you tilt the blade to 45 the height adjustment
wheel is much closer to the bottom of the saw table and fence rail.

Nail guns! They all have made my regular hammers jealous and with greater
frequency the regular hammers take aim at my thumb. ;~)

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:12:59 -0700, charlieb wrote:


Have you got a tool that bites you on a regular basis - not hard or deep - but enough to be annoying - for a few days?

Well, not counting my ex-wife, no..

If you can remember to, and I know that's a big IF, put the band-aid on BEFORE
you cut yourself on that plane, Charlie..
I have a roll on really nice self-adhesive latex "finger protection" tape that's
been hanging on the pegboard over my bench for years, probably laughing at me
every time I don't think to use it and get a cut or burn..


mac

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mac davis wrote:

If you can remember to, and I know that's a big IF, put the band-aid on BEFORE
you cut yourself on that plane, Charlie..
I have a roll on really nice self-adhesive latex "finger protection" tape that's
been hanging on the pegboard over my bench for years, probably laughing at me
every time I don't think to use it and get a cut or burn..

"Closing the barn door" Would never have occured to me to put
the Band-Aid on BEFORE getting cut - brilliant! And I've even got
a roll of that green crepe paper type tape that carvers often use.

In addition to preventing small cuts, it shuold also insulate finger
tips from hot forstner bits - another often overlook source of
pain for woodworkers.

Now if I can just remember where I put that large roll of that
green tape . . .



charlie b

charlieb wrote:

During those few Did It Again sensativity periods I get real careful
of my grip. But somehow, once the "reminder" goes away - I forget
- and often Do It Again.

At the risk of being horribly obvious, I suggest easing those sharp
corners/edges in the grip area with a file or piece of sandpaper wrapped
around a piece of scrap wood.

(Sheesh! Gotta tell these newbies /everything/.)

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

charlieb wrote in
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*snip*


Now if I can just remember where I put that large roll of that
green tape . . .



charlie b


It's way back on that shelf you built a few years ago, the one in the
cabinet. Remember not to lift your head until you've moved it completely
clear! ;-0

Puckdropper
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:41:27 -0700, charlieb wrote:


In addition to preventing small cuts, it shuold also insulate finger
tips from hot forstner bits - another often overlook source of
pain for woodworkers.

Well, Charlie, not that I'm admitting that I ever did that, but when I use ANY
bit now on the lathe, I knock the chuck out of the tail stock, lay it down on
the bench and remove the bit later..
I haven't got burned by a hot chuck yet, anyway..

BTW: After my reply about the latex finger tape, I found that since it's been
hanging over the bench for so long, and (now I find out) wasn't in a sealed
container, it's no longer tape.. Just latex ribbon that does NOT stick to
itself..


mac

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