pandacular
Masterpiece
... and went straight for the neck!
showing the depth of the stab
glad it missed my foot!
showing the depth of the stab
glad it missed my foot!
my scissors hit the deck...
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hemmy
Omono
Glad you were over wood and not concrete! I’ve had a close call dropping bonsai scissors while wearing sandals before. I think there is a bonsai injuries thread.
pandacular
Masterpiece
Definitely. One of the reasons I work my trees in that particular spot. I've heard that scissors with broken tips are practically useless. At least I know mine are sharp!
No visible damage, probably because it hit the deck on the path of least resistance.
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
I broke my first pair of concave cutters this way. Dropped and the tip of one side just snapped.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
can confirm
Armed and dangerous.
But, yes, need to take care for the sake of own feet and toos too.
Tieball
Masterpiece
Nice artistic coloration and composition in the “scissors in the wood” photo. I’m sure this was a gentle reminder to be much more careful with all tools in and out of the house.
Maiden69
Masterpiece
What brand are those? I would be crying were they Kaneshin, Joshua Roth, Masakuni, etc... as the steel they use is very brittle. The very tip of my first Joshua Roth chipped inside my tool bag.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Now the tricky question to all..
You are working barefoot on a concrete floor and the scissors drop. Do you put your feet in between the falling tool and the concrete or not?
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I know my reflex and have done it a number of times, one of my feet will shoot out before I can say Whoaa!
Can't help it! Just like the time I did a WWF clothesline on a guy who jumped out from a corner trying to scare me and my children during a Halloween trick or treat trip.
PS: For what it's worth, my older son did say: "So cool, Dad!"
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Kievnstavick
Chumono
Last year I accidentally sat on my scissors as I was trimming a tree inside.
Needless to say, It was a pain in the ass.
Needless to say, It was a pain in the ass.
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Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
I once accidentally dropped a small knife and it stabbed the top of my foot and just nicked a blood vessel. When I put weight on the foot, the blood spurt out about a foot high.
My immediate reaction was "lol that's cool", then "oh that's not good"
My immediate reaction was "lol that's cool", then "oh that's not good"
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jerzyjerzy
Mame
I cut my palm pretty badly when preparing an air layer. It was in the middle of nowhere, so I finished the air layer first with a lot of my blood spreaded all over it, and then drove to the closest pharmacy. The lady at the pharmacy seemed pretty scared - she took me to the back and sterilized and bandaged my hand.
The bad part was that the air layer did not take after all...
The bad part was that the air layer did not take after all...
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
I had to bandage it myself. Wasnt bonsai related. I was 50 miles out in the ocean on a boat at the time and had just used the knife to bleed a tuna.
I just took out the first aid kit, and wrapped it up with pads and gauze and just stayed off it and kept it dry while ran back in.
It wasn't too bad of a nick and stopped bleeding by the time we docked so no EMS was needed thankfully
Gabler
Masterpiece
Can't you just file down the other side to make them even? Even easier if you have a grinding wheel.
pandacular
Masterpiece
they are Joshua Roth. I really don't have reason to suspect they were damaged, likely because they went straight into the wood!
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
I believe I would rather have a hole in my foot over broken (pricey) scissors! LoL
leatherback
The Treedeemer
You have health insurance, I am sure!
