show us your scars

[stephenoneill]

roughly every 3 years i have to visit the emergency ward after being cut by a tile .the last time in june 2012 i was rushing to finish the site and got 8 stitches along my thumb ;straight to the bone :the doctor said it was a perfect cut ;like a razorblade ;i wont say which cutters it was but it left a little nick on the end of the tile and i dragged it across my thumb ;plenty of blood but i didnt cry ;kept it together like a man. so my question is ;is it me or is that about reguliar for a pro tiler ;a visit every 3years

 

[DHTiling]

Rubi cutter :lol:

 

[Bubblecraft]

Only had to rush to hospital the once a few years ago. Putting in a 4m double mitred worktop into place. One side put in place & slowly lowered the other side in. Lost my grip. Worktop jammed one of my fingers between the wall & the end of the worktop. Full weight on just the one finger. Nearly lost the finger. 6 month later looked as good as new!

 

[peteablard]

The last really bad one I had was about 4 years ago, knife went in on the top of my knuckle and sliced the skin open all the way round to the bottom. The bone was well any truly on show. It was the first day on a new car showroom so I wrapped some cloth round it and strapped it up with tape. had to change the 'dressing' about 4 times before it finally stopped bleeding but still managed to get about 35m2 down....... I stuck a knife in my shin once which was pretty bad. strapped it up and went out for the night on the ale. The next day my wife convinced me to go to A+E where they put 8 stiches in it. I took them out myself a week later!! I really shouldn't be trusted with knives!

 

[John Benton]

Last bad cut I had was reaching into tool box for hammer, looked round the other way for a moment and then saw claret all over white floor. Never felt a thing. I caught my knuckle on the sharp end of my drywall saw. Not quite down to the bone, but had to have 3 stitches in it. Had to wear gloves for a week to keep it dry and a bag to keep it dry when showering.

 

[Andy Allen]

did this with a stanley knife, just sharpening a bloody pencil...:lol:

 

[Bubblecraft]

Nasty!

 

[peteablard]

Nice! we love pics!!

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I bet it was a bloody pencil after that!

 

[Andy Allen]

thought you would...lol

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Last time i had to attend accident & emergency ,it was to have my finger/hand stitched -up as i used an angle grinder without a safety -guard on to cut a wooden joist and it jumped back on me whent the full lenth up my finger and on to my hand bone depth :yikes: my son said he knew it was serious when i rapped it in a cloth and got straight in the van and drove to hospital without saying anything to anyone as i was working at home lol :hurray:

 

[White Room]

View attachment 49106 did this with a stanley knife, just sharpening a bloody pencil...:lol:

Get yourself some pencil sharpners Andy......

 

[Ian]

Last year I was trimming the end of a broom handle so it would fit into a spiked roller, was sharpening it like a large pencil and for some reason or other, decided to cut towards myself. Went to A&E but there was a 2 hr wait, so used some surgical tape and fixed it myself!

 

[Andy Allen]

nice one bri, should of left the blood on it , for the full affect...:lol:

 

[Ian]

I think that pic was the day after, the amount of blood was unbelievable! Brand new Stanley blade, nice clean cut! Took a few second to start gushing!

 

[merit]

once had a 8 be 4 18mm sheet dropped on me hand from about 2 foot, broke me hand and three fingers, one finger looked like a squashed black grape, waited all day for surgery, only to find out the bloke who puts you to sleep had finished his shift, we can do it under a local if you like, id waited all day so let em go a head, not a pleasant experience ,still i can still say ive had plastic surgery, now my fingers just squared off

 

[Bubblecraft]

Get yourself some pencil sharpners Andy......

I was gonna say that that wouldn't work for me as I use joiners pencils...but I stand corrected
http://www.transtools.co.uk/hand-to...quare-carpenters-and-joiners-pencil-sharpener

 

[Dougs Third Go]

touch wood, nowt broken or stitched for 15+ years now,,,previous includes 157 stitches, 5 broken legs, wrists broken a few times, billhook removed from my skull. I love middle age!

 

[White Room]

I've been really lucky, no broken bones and no major blood flow.....touch wood

What you doing with a bill hook in your head Doug:yikes:

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I've been really lucky, no broken bones and no major blood flow.....touch wood

What you doing with a bill hook in your head Doug:yikes:

got mad with a rhodie,,,damn spring things they are, but took a big swing and billhook glanced off another that was trailing overhead, schhhmack! 10 stitches in my bonce

 

[Andy Allen]

i had ten stiches in my wrist when i trip over my cutter in a bathroom, fell backwards and ripped my wrist open on a rusty nail sticking out the wall, showed the customer what i had done, she gave me a tea towel to wrap it in, and i drove to the a&e......she never did want the tea towel back..lol, ....had to have a tetnus jab aswell...

 

[Dougs Third Go]

i had ten stiches in my wrist when i trip over my cutter in a bathroom, fell backwards and ripped my wrist open on a rusty nail sticking out the wall, showed the customer what i had done, she gave me a tea towel to wrap it in, and i drove to the a&e......she never did want the tea towel back..lol, ....had to have a tetnus jab aswell...

that hurts more than the stitches :lol:

 

[peteablard]

Took a bit off the end of my thumb tonight slicing up some left over beef for sarnies! It was borderline squirting!

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Is the other -bit in your sarnies then Pete ! and are you sure it's Beef and not black beauty !!...

 

[peteablard]

Neigh it's definitely beef:yikes: the 'off cut' was still on the chopping board! I blame the wife, fancy asking me questions whilst I'm operating sharp machinery, she knows I can't multitask!!

 

[charlie1]

I dont use guard on my grinder, is only a matter of time before accident... that time happened tonight when accidentally put my thumb on the blade, skin removed, we bit blood but could have been much worse!... never be in a rush when using grinder, always respect the grinder!