Working in the shop Saturday using a shopmade jig for cutting dovetails in the tops of table legs; I need to make six legs, twelve cuts total. The jig and the leg require a reasonable amount of pressure on the rip fence and the table to keep everything aligned.
Mid cut on the second or third piece I felt the table tilt just the tinest bit. Stopped the cut and reached under the table to tighten the handwheel that secures the table....without shutting off the saw......
Chewed a pretty good trough in the tip of my second finger, nice clean V groove in the end of the nail. Lots blood and cursing. Probably should have gotten a couple of stitches but opted for the traditional paper towel and black electrical tape.
Healing pretty nicely so far if not a little tender.
Lesson learned....maybe even qualifies as "Double Dumbass".
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