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Scorp · 08-19-2011, 06:54 AM

Hi folks,

I took a couple of pictures of my sticks the other day and need to figure out how to post them in this thread rather than in the gallery.

I'm working on another stick and "attempting" to do it with a little more detail. It' all trial and error but still my little creation. Of course there are major flaws because I'm trying my hand at carving with my own little designs. This stick is totally beyond a beginner and i'm my own worst critic. It's nothing to write home about and looks so juvenile, but it's fun to see what I come up with.

When I settled in from work last night I decided to do a little more carving. I was out on the back deck and happily carving away with the stick positioned on my lap. I was so into what I was doing that I didn't come inside and retrieve my finger and thumb guards like I should have. Needless to say it finally happened, everyone's nightmare of cutting themselves. I actually took a chunk out of my forefinger right beneath my knuckle. It was pretty deep.

Here comes the graphic part: Blood was gushing everywhere and I think I was more stunned than anything with the way it was bleeding. It was all over me. I called for my wife from the deck and I think she heard my tone. I didn't want to run into the house because I would have made a mess on the carpets and floors. Next thing I know she came running out with the roll of papertowel and got a little panicked and yelled at me to sit down and elevate my hand LOL...

We thought I may have needed to take a trip to the hospital for stitches. I applied pressure to see if it would stop bleeding and it slowly did. We washed the area and applied ointment and put one of those butterfly dressings on it and I'm happy to say no trip to the hospital was needed.

This may be gross to some folks, but...The area on the stick I was carving has some blood on it which dried. I'm going to leave it on there as a reminder of what happened. And when I'm ready to shellac it, I'm gonna shellac right over it for it's own characteristic and mostly as the reminder.

What sucks is my deck has stained blood all over it and didn't come out. But, powerwashing will clean that up.

Lesson for the day: ALWAYS USE YOUR FINGER AND THUMB GUARDS WHILE CARVING!!

08-19-2011, 06:54 AM	#10
Scorp Italian Stallion How Do You Identify?: DNA Usually... Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: In a van, down by the river.. Posts: 2,702 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,557 Thanked 4,713 Times in 1,263 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Hefty Lesson... Hi folks, I took a couple of pictures of my sticks the other day and need to figure out how to post them in this thread rather than in the gallery. I'm working on another stick and "attempting" to do it with a little more detail. It' all trial and error but still my little creation. Of course there are major flaws because I'm trying my hand at carving with my own little designs. This stick is totally beyond a beginner and i'm my own worst critic. It's nothing to write home about and looks so juvenile, but it's fun to see what I come up with. When I settled in from work last night I decided to do a little more carving. I was out on the back deck and happily carving away with the stick positioned on my lap. I was so into what I was doing that I didn't come inside and retrieve my finger and thumb guards like I should have. Needless to say it finally happened, everyone's nightmare of cutting themselves. I actually took a chunk out of my forefinger right beneath my knuckle. It was pretty deep. Here comes the graphic part: Blood was gushing everywhere and I think I was more stunned than anything with the way it was bleeding. It was all over me. I called for my wife from the deck and I think she heard my tone. I didn't want to run into the house because I would have made a mess on the carpets and floors. Next thing I know she came running out with the roll of papertowel and got a little panicked and yelled at me to sit down and elevate my hand LOL... We thought I may have needed to take a trip to the hospital for stitches. I applied pressure to see if it would stop bleeding and it slowly did. We washed the area and applied ointment and put one of those butterfly dressings on it and I'm happy to say no trip to the hospital was needed. This may be gross to some folks, but...The area on the stick I was carving has some blood on it which dried. I'm going to leave it on there as a reminder of what happened. And when I'm ready to shellac it, I'm gonna shellac right over it for it's own characteristic and mostly as the reminder. What sucks is my deck has stained blood all over it and didn't come out. But, powerwashing will clean that up. Lesson for the day: ALWAYS USE YOUR FINGER AND THUMB GUARDS WHILE CARVING!!