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07-12-2008, 11:24 AM
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DGR,IABD
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Saw your hand off much?
Sorry about the poor picture quality, but this was just too funny not to snag. How do you think this carpenter originally lost his hand?
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07-12-2008, 11:31 AM
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07-12-2008, 04:58 PM
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Probly doing what he is doing right now!, only his hand slipped in front of the saw. He should invest in a set of saw horses! Although I shouldn't talk, I've been know to cut a few boards on my knee or holding them in mid air 
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07-12-2008, 10:17 PM
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I can't really see what's going on, but I hope he is cutting that angle on purpose?
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07-12-2008, 11:03 PM
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Super B
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdshunk
Sorry about the poor picture quality, but this was just too funny not to snag. How do you think this carpenter originally lost his hand?
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Judging by the blade depth and the plywood thickness, could have been operator error. Looks like he is cutting a radius.
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07-13-2008, 07:52 AM
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Thank God the picture I was expecting to see wasn't there, I had to look, don't know why. Be careful around people with those hooks they can pinch pretty good. There was a girl in school (1st thru 3rd grade) that had two of them and found it necessary to pinch me with them.
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07-13-2008, 08:33 AM
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On the bright side, if he has another accident with that hand, a blacksmith is probably much cheaper than an orthopedic surgeon.
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07-13-2008, 09:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdshunk
On the bright side, if he has another accident with that hand, a blacksmith is probably much cheaper than an orthopedic surgeon.
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HAHA, I can vouch for that!
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07-13-2008, 11:45 AM
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OK that reminded me of the guy who came into an interview claiming to be the best carpenter in the area. I looked down and seen he had 2 fingers cut off. I got to admit my first thought was "must be a good carpenter, he wont even stop when his fingers get in the way" We did not hire the guy.
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07-13-2008, 08:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdshunk
Sorry about the poor picture quality, but this was just too funny not to snag. How do you think this carpenter originally lost his hand?
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I'm not so sure he 'lost' his hand, - - it was just at some point in time that it was no longer connected to the rest of him . . .
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07-13-2008, 08:25 PM
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There's also the remote possibility that he was really born with two hooks, - - and after accidentally cutting one off, - - they replaced it with a hand . . . 
(Do you happen to have a picture of his mother??, - - maybe she was a hooker)
Last edited by Tom R; 07-13-2008 at 08:28 PM.
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07-13-2008, 08:38 PM
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Super B
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdshunk
Sorry about the poor picture quality, but this was just too funny not to snag. How do you think this carpenter originally lost his hand?
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hand hook
hook hand
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07-13-2008, 08:45 PM
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Plumber / Carpenter
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Looks like a Lowe's logo on the nail apron, could that be a clue?
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07-13-2008, 08:56 PM
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Super B
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My nephew nearly cut his own arm off in the same place.
He learned a lesson about pinning the gaurd back on a model 77
he quit being a carpenter after that.
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07-13-2008, 09:08 PM
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Plumber / Carpenter
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skyhook
My nephew nearly cut his own arm off in the same place.
He learned a lesson about pinning the gaurd back on a model 77
he quit being a carpenter after that.
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I scream at people who do that! Saw too many kick backs happen.
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