Not long ago, we were discussing how many of us in the family have sliced off finger-bits: Dan, of course, with his sledgehammer/steel post fingertip removal, Jeff, taking off his thumb tip with a cheese plane, Jean chopping off her finger tip in a similar accident, me removing my knuckle skin while tying a bow, and Jenn slicing off a finger tip while cutting twine at her yard sale. Standard stuff. Today on his Facebook page, my brother offers words of wisdom cautioning us to not stick one’s finger into the path of a moving router bit. I thought he meant he scraped himself up a bit in a minor shop accident. If only. Dumbass removed his left middle finger nail, and a chunk of bone. Plus he really banged up his ring finger. Barring any complications, the finger will look normal in a couple years–just without a finger nail. Routers are not gentle with one’s digits, apparently, and one should not lose one’s concentration while using a router. Ah, mi familia. We bond over the damnedest things.
