Lesson learned...Did not "require" stitches, I am now paying better attention to hand position when cutting with a hand saw. I was cutting some tenons on a piece of maple and instead of repositioning it for better hand safety, I thought I would be just fine cutting, holding on at the short end. The saw jumped out of the kerf that was forming and came down on 1st joint of my left index finger. Grabbed a clean paper towel and held pressure until the bleeding slowed.
With my wife's assistance, we washed it out with peroxide, followed by alcohol, and then placed steri-strips across the cut, pulling the skin back together.
Just when you think you are making progress with hand tools, life reminds you that you do not know it all.
With my wife's assistance, we washed it out with peroxide, followed by alcohol, and then placed steri-strips across the cut, pulling the skin back together.
Just when you think you are making progress with hand tools, life reminds you that you do not know it all.