Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched up and
2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy watching
him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his fingers. Is he a
klutze or what?

He does more than woodworking. He's a fan of timber framing, smithy work,
and old machinery repair and reconditioning. Any of those will take a few
chunks out of your knuckles.

That said, I'd wonder if he is as rapid and careless when working off-camera
as he seems to be on. If so, he must regularly collect more than barked
knuckles. Damn good thing he doesn't work like that with power tools.

"Ace" wrote in message
news:yDbhd.349003$D%.52170@attbi_s51...
Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched up
and
2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy watching
him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his fingers. Is he
a
klutze or what?

"Ace" wrote in news:yDbhd.349003$D%.52170@attbi_s51:

Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched
up and 2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy
watching him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his
fingers. Is he a klutze or what?


No, he's the housewright at Colonial Williamsburg, or some such living
museum. As such, he is a working professional in a craft where such things
happen.

And it is reported that he does his shows in one take, with no edits.

Wish I had his skills.

Patriarch

"Ace" wrote in message
news:yDbhd.349003$D%.52170@attbi_s51...
Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched up
and
2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy watching
him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his fingers. Is he
a
klutze or what?


Yeah I saw that episode and had a chuckle. I caught an episode awhile back
that showed all the different injuries he has inflicted upon himself during
the filming of the show. Hilarious. In one, he was hammering a nail I
think and smacked his thumb. He let go of the hammer to grab his thumb with
his other hand and the hammer hit him on the toe. He was jumping around
holding his foot and shaking his other hand.

I really do like his show, but I have often wondered if he is as clumsy when
the camera isn't running. Probably not

Frank

patriarch wrote:
"Ace" wrote in news:yDbhd.349003$D%.52170@attbi_s51:


Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched
up and 2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy
watching him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his
fingers. Is he a klutze or what?



No, he's the housewright at Colonial Williamsburg, or some such living
museum. As such, he is a working professional in a craft where such things
happen.

And it is reported that he does his shows in one take, with no edits.

No injury time outs?

jo4hn wrote:

And it is reported that he does his shows in one take, with no edits.

No injury time outs?

Probably if he had to get stitches he *might* interrupt it. Maybe.

I haven't seen him in years, but I remember him whopping himself with a
chisel and then bleeding for the rest of the show.

I think he used a Band Aid on it instead of some homespun linen lined with
sedge grass and jewel weed leaves, tied on with a gut thong though, so he's
not a total Neander.

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Ace wrote:

Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched up and
2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy watching
him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his fingers. Is he a
klutze or what?

The Les Nesman of the woodworking world. I hope his enthusiasm
continues to overcome the price he pays, in skin and blood, for
his obvious love of working with his hands.

charlie b

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:12:54 -0800, charlie b
wrote:

Ace wrote:

Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched up and
2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy watching
him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his fingers. Is he a
klutze or what?

The Les Nesman of the woodworking world.

Well, maybe for the ever present bandaid (I've often wondered how many
people noticed that), but in terms of competence, that's extremely
unfair. More News and Les Nesman was a buffoon. Roy Underhill is very
accomplished if in no other venue than the production of his show. But
he has plenty of other bonafides besides his on-air skill. He may look
haphazard and rushed, but some of those things he does aren't all that
easy, yet he whistles through them reasonably competently with out
even getting winded. Remember, he's not trying to come up with a
finished project; he's demonstrating methods and techniques.


- -
LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net

In article yDbhd.349003$D%.52170@attbi_s51, "Ace"
wrote:

Did any one notice that Roy again has his right index finger stitched up and
2 more blue finger nails on his left hand? I like him and enjoy watching
him. I just wonder if in time he's going to lose one of his fingers. Is he a
klutze or what?

Yeah, pretty gruesome line of stitches spiraling down his right index
finger. He explained that he had reached into a bag of drawknives. Ouch.

One thing's for certain - and it has always impressed me - Roy *knows*
how to scary sharpen all his tools. His bench chisels appear to slice
almost effortlessly, his turning chisels work great considering the
coordination and lathe movement required to get such a good cut, and his
hand saws cut very, very quickly.

--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____

"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger

In article ,
Fly-by-Night CC wrote:

He explained that he had reached into a bag of drawknives.

Huh?

A *bag* of drawknives?

Why would someone have a bag of drawknives?

"I need a razor blade"

"Here! Grab one out of my 'bucket o blades'!"

"Thanks... I mean OW!"

In article .ca,
Dave Balderstone wrote:

A *bag* of drawknives?

That's what I heard.

--
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____

"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger

Silvan wrote:
I think he used a Band Aid on it instead of some homespun linen lined with
sedge grass and jewel weed leaves, tied on with a gut thong though, so he's
not a total Neander.

See. If he'd put tobacco into the hole, stuffed it with
spiderweb, and tied it off with some cloth, it woulda stopped
bleeding right away; and prolly been healed by the end of the
show.

Dave in Fairfax
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Dave in Fairfax wrote:

Silvan wrote:

I think he used a Band Aid on it instead of some homespun linen lined with
sedge grass and jewel weed leaves, tied on with a gut thong though, so he's
not a total Neander.


See. If he'd put tobacco into the hole, stuffed it with
spiderweb, and tied it off with some cloth, it woulda stopped
bleeding right away; and prolly been healed by the end of the
show.

Dave in Fairfax

Does he wear an assifidity bag do ya think?
j4

jo4hn wrote:
Does he wear an assifidity bag do ya think?

Gawd I hope not, that stuff stinks. The tobacco and spiderwebs
work though. Back when, that's what we used. And honey or
scorched milk as a disenfectant/anti-biotic.

Dave in Fairfax
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On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:59:37 GMT, Dave in Fairfax
wrote:

See. If he'd put tobacco into the hole, stuffed it with
spiderweb, and tied it off with some cloth, it woulda stopped
bleeding right away;

Sounds like he's the sort of guy who'd look for some spiderweb and
find himself a brown recluse.

Andy Dingley wrote:
Sounds like he's the sort of guy who'd look for some spiderweb and
find himself a brown recluse.

Maybe, but he'd find a nice looking one. %-) If you get over
here, and have the chance, check out Colonial Williamsburg.

Dave in Fairfax
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Fly-by-Night CC wrote in newsnlnlowe-
:

In article .ca,
Dave Balderstone wrote:

A *bag* of drawknives?

That's what I heard.


How _else_ are you gonna carry a bunch 'o drawknives? ;-)

(OK, it _does sound dumber than a sack of hammers...)

Patriarch

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:22:09 +0000, Andy Dingley
wrote:

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:59:37 GMT, Dave in Fairfax
wrote:

See. If he'd put tobacco into the hole, stuffed it with
spiderweb, and tied it off with some cloth, it woulda stopped
bleeding right away;

Sounds like he's the sort of guy who'd look for some spiderweb and
find himself a brown recluse.

Hey, I resemble that remark. Wish I'd have read about the tobacco &
spiderweb cure before work today- instead I've got seven stitches in
my forearm. Sometimes sh*t just happens! Especially when you're
trying to hit a quota or (in the case of a tv show) fit a project into
a set time span.

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:58:22 GMT, patriarch
calmly ranted:

How _else_ are you gonna carry a bunch 'o drawknives? ;-)

(OK, it _does sound dumber than a sack of hammers...)

I VERY much doubt that Roy would put a lot of nicely sharpened
drawknives of HIS into a damned _sack_. If it were his sack,
he'd know what was in there and act accordingly.


--
"Given the low level of competence among politicians,
every American should become a Libertarian."
-- Charley Reese, Alameda Times-Star (California), June 17, 2003

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:58:22 GMT, patriarch wrote:
Fly-by-Night CC wrote in newsnlnlowe-
:

In article .ca,
Dave Balderstone wrote:

A *bag* of drawknives?

That's what I heard.


How _else_ are you gonna carry a bunch 'o drawknives? ;-)


In your drawers, of course!

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:47:01 -0600, Dave Balderstone
wrote:

In article ,
Fly-by-Night CC wrote:

He explained that he had reached into a bag of drawknives.

Huh?

A *bag* of drawknives?

Why would someone have a bag of drawknives?

"Bag" could mean a very nicely compartmented satchel with each
drawknife in its own little leather-lined pocket.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

With Roy?

I don't think so.

"Tim Douglass" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:47:01 -0600, Dave Balderstone
wrote:

In article ,
Fly-by-Night CC wrote:

He explained that he had reached into a bag of drawknives.

Huh?

A *bag* of drawknives?

Why would someone have a bag of drawknives?

"Bag" could mean a very nicely compartmented satchel with each
drawknife in its own little leather-lined pocket.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

Prometheus wrote:
Hey, I resemble that remark. Wish I'd have read about the tobacco &
spiderweb cure before work today- instead I've got seven stitches in
my forearm. Sometimes sh*t just happens! Especially when you're
trying to hit a quota or (in the case of a tv show) fit a project into
a set time span.

Sorry about that. The nicotine in the tobacco constricts the
blood vessels and the spiderweb gives the PLTs a matrix to adhere
to. The honey or scorched milk make enviroments that most
bacteria can't grow in.

Dave in Fairfax
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On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 23:20:16 GMT, Dave in Fairfax wrote:

Prometheus wrote:
Hey, I resemble that remark. Wish I'd have read about the tobacco &
spiderweb cure before work today- instead I've got seven stitches in
my forearm. Sometimes sh*t just happens! Especially when you're
trying to hit a quota or (in the case of a tv show) fit a project into
a set time span.

Sorry about that. The nicotine in the tobacco constricts the
blood vessels and the spiderweb gives the PLTs a matrix to adhere
to. The honey or scorched milk make enviroments that most
bacteria can't grow in.


Really? I'd have thought that honey or milk (even scorched) would provide
a medium for bacteria to thrive in. What's the mechanism that kills or
stops bacteria in those media?


Dave in Fairfax

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 23:20:16 GMT, Dave in Fairfax
wrote:

Prometheus wrote:
Hey, I resemble that remark. Wish I'd have read about the tobacco &
spiderweb cure before work today- instead I've got seven stitches in
my forearm. Sometimes sh*t just happens! Especially when you're
trying to hit a quota or (in the case of a tv show) fit a project into
a set time span.

Sorry about that. The nicotine in the tobacco constricts the
blood vessels and the spiderweb gives the PLTs a matrix to adhere
to. The honey or scorched milk make enviroments that most
bacteria can't grow in.

I'm gonna have to keep that in mind- I get lots of little scrapes and
dings all the time...

Dave in Fairfax

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 23:20:16 GMT, Dave in Fairfax
wrote:

Prometheus wrote:
Hey, I resemble that remark. Wish I'd have read about the tobacco &
spiderweb cure before work today- instead I've got seven stitches in
my forearm. Sometimes sh*t just happens! Especially when you're
trying to hit a quota or (in the case of a tv show) fit a project into
a set time span.

Sorry about that. The nicotine in the tobacco constricts the
blood vessels and the spiderweb gives the PLTs a matrix to adhere
to. The honey or scorched milk make enviroments that most
bacteria can't grow in.

Dave in Fairfax

Learn something new every day. Gawd I love this news group!



That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
--Friedrich Nietzsche

Never get your philosophy from some guy who ended up in the looney bin.
-- Wiz Zumwalt

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:58:51 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 23:20:16 GMT, Dave in Fairfax wrote:

Prometheus wrote:
Hey, I resemble that remark. Wish I'd have read about the tobacco &
spiderweb cure before work today- instead I've got seven stitches in
my forearm. Sometimes sh*t just happens! Especially when you're
trying to hit a quota or (in the case of a tv show) fit a project into
a set time span.

Sorry about that. The nicotine in the tobacco constricts the
blood vessels and the spiderweb gives the PLTs a matrix to adhere
to. The honey or scorched milk make enviroments that most
bacteria can't grow in.


Really? I'd have thought that honey or milk (even scorched) would provide
a medium for bacteria to thrive in. What's the mechanism that kills or
stops bacteria in those media?

I'd never heard about scorched milk before but in honey it's a
combination of the high sugar content and the natural preservatives
the bees put in it. That's why honey will keep for years as long as
it's undiluted.

--RC


Dave in Fairfax

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
--Friedrich Nietzsche

Never get your philosophy from some guy who ended up in the looney bin.
-- Wiz Zumwalt

Preservatives in the honey. Or, if you prefer, "natural" antibacterials.
Been used for wound treatment as far back as documentation exists.

Never heard of the milk trick. I know that lard and other occlusives with a
bit of activated charcoal (soot) have been used to "draw" wounds.

wrote in message
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On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:58:51 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:


Really? I'd have thought that honey or milk (even scorched) would
provide
a medium for bacteria to thrive in. What's the mechanism that kills or
stops bacteria in those media?

I'd never heard about scorched milk before but in honey it's a
combination of the high sugar content and the natural preservatives
the bees put in it. That's why honey will keep for years as long as
it's undiluted.

Mark & Juanita wrote:
Really? I'd have thought that honey or milk (even scorched) would provide
a medium for bacteria to thrive in. What's the mechanism that kills or
stops bacteria in those media?

It's odd isn't it. They're OLD rememdies. Apparently it's a
situation where a little bit is good but alot makes it bad. I
can't explain it very well, and I'm not seriously suggesting it as
a way to deal with cuts, it was intended as tongue in cheek with a
hint of the truth. I first heard about it when I was a kid, then
read the same thing in my copy of _The Practical Nurse_ by Flo.
Nightengale. I talked to some of the older nurses at work and
they backed it up with anecdotal evidence.

Dave in Fairfax
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On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:48:19 -0500, "George" george@least wrote:

With Roy?

I don't think so.

The operative word, of course, is "could".


"Tim Douglass" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:47:01 -0600, Dave Balderstone
wrote:

In article ,
Fly-by-Night CC wrote:

He explained that he had reached into a bag of drawknives.

Huh?

A *bag* of drawknives?

Why would someone have a bag of drawknives?

"Bag" could mean a very nicely compartmented satchel with each
drawknife in its own little leather-lined pocket.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com


Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 07:34:24 -0500, "George" george@least wrote:

Preservatives in the honey. Or, if you prefer, "natural" antibacterials.
Been used for wound treatment as far back as documentation exists.


Interesting. Thinking about how honey does keep, it makes sense.


Never heard of the milk trick. I know that lard and other occlusives with a
bit of activated charcoal (soot) have been used to "draw" wounds.

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On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:58:51 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:


Really? I'd have thought that honey or milk (even scorched) would
provide
a medium for bacteria to thrive in. What's the mechanism that kills or
stops bacteria in those media?

I'd never heard about scorched milk before but in honey it's a
combination of the high sugar content and the natural preservatives
the bees put in it. That's why honey will keep for years as long as
it's undiluted.

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:56:11 GMT, calmly
ranted:

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 23:20:16 GMT, Dave in Fairfax
wrote:

Prometheus wrote:
Hey, I resemble that remark. Wish I'd have read about the tobacco &
spiderweb cure before work today- instead I've got seven stitches in
my forearm. Sometimes sh*t just happens! Especially when you're
trying to hit a quota or (in the case of a tv show) fit a project into
a set time span.

Sorry about that. The nicotine in the tobacco constricts the
blood vessels and the spiderweb gives the PLTs a matrix to adhere
to. The honey or scorched milk make enviroments that most
bacteria can't grow in.

Dave in Fairfax

Learn something new every day. Gawd I love this news group!

Get thee to a library and check out all 10 or so volumes of
"Foxfire". They're great! Country/mountain wisdom collected
by school kids for a long-running project.


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---- --Unknown

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:48:26 -0500, Silvan wrote:
jo4hn wrote:

And it is reported that he does his shows in one take, with no edits.

No injury time outs?

Probably if he had to get stitches he *might* interrupt it. Maybe.

I doubt it. He'd probably go over, get some willow bark or something,
and sew it up right there, explaining his technique.

I haven't seen him in years, but I remember him whopping himself with a
chisel and then bleeding for the rest of the show.

Yup, got blood all over the work as I recall. I also remember him
tossing (a chair?) over his shoulder when he screwed it up beyond
saving. "OK, we're going to do something else now" or something.

I think he used a Band Aid on it instead of some homespun linen lined with
sedge grass and jewel weed leaves, tied on with a gut thong though, so he's
not a total Neander.

Actually, I think the "homespun linen" thing would be more of a Martha
type thing.

Dave Hinz

And it is reported that he does his shows in one take, with no edits.

No injury time outs?

No timeouts. Frank Klausz told us he builds in realtime.

"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:48:26 -0500, Silvan
wrote:
jo4hn wrote:

And it is reported that he does his shows in one take, with no edits.

No injury time outs?

Probably if he had to get stitches he *might* interrupt it. Maybe.

I doubt it. He'd probably go over, get some willow bark or something,
and sew it up right there, explaining his technique.

I haven't seen him in years, but I remember him whopping himself with a
chisel and then bleeding for the rest of the show.

Yup, got blood all over the work as I recall. I also remember him
tossing (a chair?) over his shoulder when he screwed it up beyond
saving. "OK, we're going to do something else now" or something.

I think he used a Band Aid on it instead of some homespun linen lined
with
sedge grass and jewel weed leaves, tied on with a gut thong though, so
he's
not a total Neander.

Actually, I think the "homespun linen" thing would be more of a Martha
type thing.

Dave Hinz

Yep, Roy explained it all Saturday. Said he wasn't doing any work at all.
He just reached into a sack and grabbed a draw knife. He said about cut his
dern finger off. He apologzed several times for his stitches showing up in
the camera tight shots.

Gary