Carving Safety

#1 11-08-2002, 06:26 PM

I know we talk alot about carving safety and I wanted to share another caution. IF you cut yourself badly, and you even think you may need stitches, you only have about 6 Hours to get the work done. This is something I did not know and when I recently cut myself ( not carving as I wear a glove) I waited until the next day to see a clinic. Too late for stitches. If there is any infection, stitches will trap it inside the wound. If you can see any of the fatty tissue that we all have under the skin and it is sticking out of the wound, you might need stitches. Don't wait! :P

PS Sorry if I grossed anyone out but this is a serious issue.

Callynne · #2 11-08-2002, 06:42 PM

Â* Â* Â*You didn't gross me out, but sure did make me cringe! Â*Thanks for the warning and I certainly hope you have healed up okay! Â*Callynne

#3 11-09-2002, 04:16 AM

I'm afraid I just learned that lesson, myself. Put a chisel into the heel of my left hand. Carving glove? Moi??? Sheeeeit. G'head, sit back and smile, smirk....say, 'we told you so'...and you did.

Lordy, it's been a week, and it's still awful. I didn't go to the hospital, of course....<not tough, scared>....and two days later when my best friend (a nurse) saw it, she yelled at me that it should have had stitches. Gonna be a nice little reminder there for a long time to come, I suppose.

Glove ordered :

Teri

Callynne · #4 11-10-2002, 09:54 AM

Â* Â* Ahhh, Teri, I'm really sorry to hear about your hand! Â*Glad to hear you ordered a glove though! Â*I ordered the small and had to send it back to get the extra small, fits....like a glove! Â*:

Â*It is so tempting when you see just 'one more place' to cut and have already taken the glove off to just do it. Â*

s like these are a real good reminder of what can happen. Â*Hope you both heal us very quickly!! Â*Callynne

Nancy_G · #5 11-10-2002, 12:49 PM

Callynne - where did you find an extra small? I've never found a glove that even came close to fitting.

AlArchie · #6 11-10-2002, 01:55 PM

And I haven't been able to find one that doesn't cut off the circulation! Need a REALLY large size

Al

Callynne · #7 11-11-2002, 07:22 AM

Â* Â* Nancy, I ordered my glove from Woodcraft, you probably get their catalog but just in case the phone number is 800-225-1153 and the website is www.woodcraft.com. Â*You are really in luck, I just checked the new catalog, page 95 if you have it, and they have added a new size, extra, extra small! Â*Like I said, I got the extra small and it's perfect for me. Â*It's the only glove I've ever tried and I love it, it's soft, very pliable and I don't have any problems holding even the smallest things I've carved. Â*Let me know how you like it.
Â* Â* Al, they have a large that's 9'-11', I don't know if that large enough or not. Â*Can't imagine how big it is, the difference between the small and the extra small was a lot, the small had probably three quarters of an inch extra length in the fingers, way too big for me. Â*Hope you both find ones that fit! Â*Callynne
P.S. Teri, are you reading this, I also wear my glove when I use my reciprocating power carver and more than once it has taken a direct hit!! Â*

masker001 · #8 11-11-2002, 07:42 AM

Hi folks,After reading all your posts,I think I had better go out and get a glove as well.In all the years that I,ve been carving I haven,t{as yet} had a serious carving accident.I think it best not to push the envelope to far and excersize on the side of caution.Thanks for the wake-up call.
Mark

AlArchie · #9 11-11-2002, 07:55 AM

Callynne, do you know what that 9'-11' size means?

I need a size 13 to 14 glove or a xxxl leather work glove. If the 11' refers to the palm circumference, I'm right on the edge of that, but if it's the circumgerence at the thumb joint, I'm almost 2 ' over that.

sometimes I use a leather work glove if using large gouges with mallet, but for small stuff, even the large work gloves restrict my ability to hold the work. I'd like to get a glove to fit, but so far have tried all the local vendors with no luck. Luck, I've had though, with not getting major cuts, only nicks and minor slices in a LOT of years of carving. Like was said, though no sense pushing the envelope.

Al

AlArchie · #10 11-11-2002, 08:02 AM

Never mind.......Just checked that site you posted and they described how the sizes were figured, Â*looks like that is the same as I've tried before, but theirs says they run large nd stretch, so maybe I'll give them a try.

Al