Today whilst Woodturning I have learn't 2 lessons.
1. concentrate on what you are doing
2. that I have now mastered sharping of the roughing gouge.
Working away toady with a neck ache, I find the tool rest needs lifting ever so slightly. So thinking to myself "I wish my neck wasn't so sore" and in my own little world went about my little routine for lifting the tool rest.
Being a roughing gauge and a round shape it rolls off anything I put it on, so to save searching for it on the floor I grab it between my legs.
This technique has worked well with me for many years, well until today that is
I go to place gauge in between legs, like I have countless times before not really taking much notice that I was holding it the other way round.:yikes:
Yep you guessed it, pointy bit facing me. And promptly stabbed myself in the leg
I feel inside my trousers, nothing. I look at my trousers. Not even a mark left, I think " that was lucky" and carry on. About 5 minutes later I feel a sticky sensation and have a wet leg. Oh carp it was worse than I thought
A quick first aid job later, consisting of a sheet of paper towel and masking tape and it was back into the house to fight with the first aid cupboard to look for the plasters that are always at the back and at the bottom