As someone who lost the tip of only one finger in a similar accident, I'm SUPER impressed by your ability to just keep going. When I got home from the hospital the first thing I did was completely disassemble my table saw and repurpose it for lathe parts, I just couldn't stand looking at it.
@@Enhancedlies If you have trauma from a table saw but not a lathe, then yes. Trauma isn't rational, it's not something you can just decide not to have.
So I recently bought a cordless circular saw and I decided to read the manual and I'm not joking the first thing it says under safety was "if both your hands are on the saw properly your fingers will never be near the blade"
This is exactly right, and another thing I learned back in the day when I worked for a cabinet builder, he said he learned it in the Army I think: "If one of your hands isn't involved in what you're doing put it behind your back." If you are conscious and deliberate about what your body parts are doing, it becomes second nature to be aware of where your hands are at all times.
One thing I was always taught to think about is "where is the blade? Where are my hands? Where is the blade? Where are my hands?" Just helps to keep you aware of where your extremities are at all times in relation to the blade or saw.
This guy is a social media strategist whose strategy is losing fingers while building an adult playroom, and you feel bad??? You deserve to be a follower of this guy lol
As an amputee from a worksite accident, I lost lower right ankle, so I am now a Lower Right Below The Knee. I know what you are feeling. I saw your most recent video and its truely remarkable that you went back to work. That's all I wanted to do when I lost my leg. I wanted to ride my longboard. It took a year to the date until I had the strength on my prosthesis to ride again. Great story, Jordan.
Coming from the studio build video to this. I have to say, you are strong for bouncing straight back into completing your goal. The studio looks amazing and this is now a part of your story. It shows we have to persevere through tough times.
It wouldn’t be possible to praise you enough for how you handled this situation. I’m just so glad you’re still able to do what you love. Thanks for the inspiration 🌟❤️
Crazy how some things are permanent. In our Ctrl-Z age that's sooo hard to grasp. Love to see how you deal with it! Sending you love and strength from Germany
The amount of mental strength you needed to stay focused and bounce back from that is inspirational. Wish you nothing but success in your new studio! 🔥
You have such a great attitude to face your fear and to persevere. My music partner got an infection in his finger from a cut on a camping trip. We watched it mummify to the demarcation line, then to be amputated. He found that he could still play the guitar, but differently. Yet, more time passed and with all the antibiotics he was on, a low grade sepsis was burning. He eventually died in the hospital from what started was a tiny cut at a joint. Four years later, I still have his music and his art. We were hippie married for 18 years. The doctors made good choices for you to keep you safe from infection.
@@dropdead266 The cut was not cleaned properly from the beginning. It was at a tricky location at the knuckle. We checked for redness and got him in to the doctor when it started. Then his breathing changed. They misdiagnosed him with COPD, when I believed it was sepsis. He was scheduled to see cardiopulmonary but the appointment was 4 months out! He was on a list to get in if someone cancelled. He was put on inhalers that did'nt work. Had he got in early they could have ruled COPD out and did some other investigating. Everything took too long. The hospital was terrible. I wanted to sue. Then Covid hit. The case would have been too big.
This is one of the most moving short films I’ve seen on RUclips. You’re a great filmmaker and really inspiring human! Love how you still ended up completing the building project.
I don’t know anybody more determined and focused than you man, so proud of how you’re handling it and your journey. Thank you sharing this story, you got this ❤
good on you for getting straight back to it bro and not letting fear take over your dreams. i had a similar situation a few months ago using a mitre saw at work but luckily the blade was just shy of hitting the bone. i still finished my work day as there was an hour left before i headed to the hospital. all healed up like it never happened, just some scars and a stronger mindset of how careful we have to be to do this kind of stuff. wish you all the best man.
Bless Up Jordan! Glad you are processing this in a positive manner. Damn that’s rough, but, “just gwaan hold the faith” as people would say where I’m from 👊
Thank you for sharing this. Glad you are able to keep going. I'm a musician but I also love to fix things and build things, hand injuries can be a real downer. Stay positive!
Dude I remember seeing your post about this on TikTok and I was shook. Honestly props for seeing the project fully through. Been a long time follower over there on TikTok, but new one here. Keep making
Congratulations on being strong enough to walk back in that room and pick up the tools with a smile on your face willing and able to work, that shows a lot of strength of character. Cheers to you and your journey of healing.
This was actually incredibly inspiring in your own quiet way. Very honest and genuinely impressive seeing you face this head on. You’re going to be absolutely fine.
This happened to a good friend of mine 20+ years ago making wooden Kayak paddles in North Carolina. He went on to do great things and it's very obvious you will as well. Sorry for your loss Jordan.
Mad props for getting back on the horse so to speak. I'm sure every person handles a crazy situation like this differently, but in the long run I do not doubt it'll be immensely helpful.
I feel horrible about what happened to you but also blown away by your strength and determination. Please keep chasing whatever dreams you’re chasing! 😢😊
I feel like being around firearms has really been a blessing for me. I am so goddamn mindless sometimes. Ill get ready for a goofy cut, and just before im about to go, realize my fingers are WAY too close to the blade and completely readjust. The only saving grace is that my time with firearms has transferred trigger discipline to my power tools. My finger is nowhere near that trigger unless im cutting.
Good attitude brother. Mindfulness will help anyone in this kind of situation. It is impossible to effectively avoid your reality (in a healthy way at least). If you let your consciousness experience the pain, acknowledge the present, live in the present, that makes it much easier to get moving forward. Like you said, too often we get stuck in the “coulda shoulda woulda” of our past decisions and that can absolutely ruin us.
The little moment of figuring out a thumbs up hit me different. That pushing forward, adjusting to the change, trying to encourage yourself despite it all is really moving. As someone who considers themselves a fearful person, who runs away from something if I have one small bad memory associated with it, you just gotta push through and adjust to the change
Oh my god. I had just finished a project for my channel with my circular saw and I feel so nauseous imagining being in your shoes. The story telling made me viscerally hurt. You're a trooper for going through this and working through the trauma.
Thank you so much for talking about this. I broke my wrists (both of them) 2 times, yes, two times, both of them a few years ago and half a year ago i had an accident on my longboard and broke both of them again. I have pain every day. I want to stay fit, it's very hard to do training. But you know what? I found a way to do fitness. I have pain every day, but i'm happy, because like you i focus on other things in life. It's ok :) We are all one, make the best out of your experience buddy. Much love from Austria
Welcome to the Brothers of the Stub Club! I put my thumb through a table saw blade many years ago. You just gotta do what you're doing. Get back on the horse and ride. Carefullly! Your superb video is gonna save some fingers.
This is not as sever as your injury, but I feel for you. My left hand is so messed up because my right hand is the one with the power tool in it. The Phillips bit slipped off the screw head at high speed and bored straight through my left thumb. It took about a minute to realize that I had blood coming out of the wound at the top AND the bottom of my thumb. Don't let this derail you, but let it be a caution light to keep you safe. Get better soon.
I almost cut my left pinky off two weeks ago, got my stitches out yesterday and feel super lucky that it looks like it will fully heal. I am amazed you got right back to work...I am still getting that sense of dread when I think about getting back to work.
I’m down 3 fingers and still going strong. My grandpa was the greatest wood worker I ever met and he only had 1 arm and proved that anything you put your mind to is possible
A must watch for anyone using a circular saw for the first time. The blade guard is important. But equally important is setting the blade depth. You wouldn't have 4" of blade sticking up for a ¼" cut on a table saw. Same goes for a circ saw. Reducing the blade depth is minimising exposure to the pointy bits.
I lost 1/3 of my right pinky last October to a 28 ton log splitter. The accident didn’t hurt that much surprisingly but getting it cleaned up at the hospital was excruciating. You are so right about that first night trying to sleep. It just plays over and over again in your head all night long. I’ve lost a good amount of my grip strength as a result of my injury which is the worst part. I’ve pretty much given up on trying to ride my dirt bikes, a hobby I have had for the past 15 years because I just can’t hang on to the bike like I could before.
I cut off 2 of fingers and sliced the other 3 using a table saw. They were reattached, but they will never be the same. ruclips.net/video/6AORpa0X4qk/видео.html Than I had another surgery and here is the update video. ruclips.net/video/zucha9qzUi8/видео.html
You are a mental machine. I thought I am doing good by just crying every second day or so now the second week after I lost the movement and the nail of my strong hand`s thumb. Living through it in nightmares once or twice again, but just the moment afterwards. I lost the memory of what I did exactly in the moment of the accident. They reattached it, but this also means no machine work for several months, as the rest of the tip`s bone and the shortened middle bone need to grow into each other. Lucky, I had such great surgeons and caregivers here in Switzerland. The tip was smashed and squeezed a lot by the hand-held circular saw (looks about the same as yours).
my father lost four of his right hand when he was quite young while at work. I don't think I know a person more invested and able in making things as him, from making pasta and biscuit to sewing and the usual handy work dads are expected to do. we never talk much about about his injury and I almost forget about it when I think about him. that is to say that things are gonna be alright, I guess
BRUHHH! i cut a tiny chunk on my index finger at the tip with the table saw and i know how that ptsd shit feels lol ugh its been over a year but sometimes i still think about it when i cut lol good job at getting back up right away homie!
yeah i've worked with all kinds of powertools and the ones that consistently scare me are routers and circular saws. Just so easy to make a mistake and hurt yourself. i try to use a miter saw as much as possible. Srry man i hope you are able to adjust to your new norm as seamlessly as possible.
I hate the circular saw guard. It makes cutting stair stringers almost impossible. I once put a screw in the guard to lock it in the up position. Ran that saw for a few years and luckily never had a problem. I was running a table saw when I was his age and dropped the small piece I was working on and tried to catch it via reflex. Next thing I know my shoulder hurt a lot. The blade hit my thumb and forced my arm backwards behind me. My thumb pad was inside out but only my shoulder hurt. Drove to the hospital and luckily got stiched back together with full function. My thumb pad sensitivity was different for around 5 years.
once I was sewing and got the needle in my finger due to glancing at the episode of It's Always Sunny that was playing - less extreme but feel you on the phone to majorly compromised hand pipeline
I didn't see any comments say it yet, i also have never seen your channel, i assume there may not be many people here that know, and I just wanna help. Eye protection is easy, cheap, and almost the least you can do. I highly recommend it if cutting anything with a circular saw. I'm sorry about your experience and loss. I know it's late, but good luck!
Most of my life, I saw a missing fingertip as a sort of badge of honor for a handyman, maybe with an accompanying funny anecdote. Now, I am a handyman, and I work with my hands daily. I am so thankful for my hands and everything they enable me to do. They are the very mechanism by which I interact with this world. I imagine how lonely those fingerless handymen of my childhood probably felt when they had their accident. Thank you for this video- I am sorry that you lost your fingers.
Partially cut my distal phalange with circular saw, it's just a split second, it's amazing how all this just happens and there's no undo. Doc was able to re attach but ended with ankylosis between distal and medial phalanx ended up three days in the hospital with wide spectrum antibiotics due to the conditions of the workshop. Definitely coming back and finishing the table I was doing that day helped me find closure. PTSD is a b!t$h but 2 years and a half later I can say there's no day I regret that moment and know exactly what I would've done different
My left hand got smashed by a paramotor prop, all fingers sliced through bone and tendons and little pinky amputated. I know that feeling of go mode when alone. Adrenaline is a wonderful thing at that time. Don't feel silly or stupid for what happened. It happened and accidents do all the time. Look after yourself!!
I knew a guy who cut four fingers off with his circular saw. He was making a narrow rip and he was holding the edge to catch the falloff piece and his four fingers were underneath the board. He had the blades set deep and as he cut across the board he cut through his fingers as well.
Dude, i got SO lucky. I severed a tendon in my left thumb with a box cutter type knife. I was on the job, and rushing to get home. Had my hand in a cast for a month, but it works just fine now. But it sucked. I had nightmares, i got depressed. People, please be careful, these things take no time to happen, and the only forgiveness you'll get on the far side is the forgiveness you give yourself. ❤
Ruthless, sorry that happened. I’m a joiner by trade and have that exact saw, I think the problem with the little battery powered saws is they feel harmless, almost like a toy. It took me some getting used to from using a larger circular saw moving to that it actually felt dangerous. It does amaze me some of these things are available off the shelf to anyone with no training, especially chainsaws 😂
Many circular saws used to have a guard lock that you could lock that spring-loaded guard in the open position. Then they took it off to 'improve safety.' However, now people just hold the guard open with their hands functionally reducing safety.
Well at least you can say that you gave your saw the middle finger. And the ring and the pinky too but that's beside the point. In all seriousness, though, I hope that the PTSD isn't too bad anymore. I'm glad that you're already staying strong.
Keep it up dude. I'm a big fan and can't wait to see what's next. I'm now more fearful of my Dewalt saws than before... Hit me up if you ever need some handy help.
I have had 2 very close life changing injuries. one was table saw kickback. My left hand was resting at the back edge of the table as I was standing to the side of the blade as you're supposed to do. This 3"x3"x1" block of bamboo I was trimming decided it wanted to take off and slammed into my left hand my right hand that was holding the block probably went within a couple millimeters of the blade. My left hands pinky knucle was shattered. But in that instant I thought I had lost fingers and it was strange how quickly my mind went to "welp those fingers are gone now fix the problem." This is before I even looked at my hand. Thankfully nothing was gone. But after that initial hit and that first thought of "those are gone" it was flip off the saw and count my fingers aloud twice. Then grab my hand from the pain. Oddly I had a very similar break on my right hand a year before after punching an exterior door while intoxicated. On the xrays for both of these they look almost the same aside from being mirror images of each other. It also made my hands match because after shattering my right pinky knuckle you couldn't really see it anymore when I made a fist. Now the left is the same. The second incident was at my job. I was using our tab welder on some lisocl-2 batteries. Or lithium thionyl chloride batteries. I was still fairly new to using the machine and didn't have it on the right settings. I blew a hole in the negative side of one battery. When I rotated the battery to see the damage it released its pressure. Thionyl chloride is nasty stuff. It becomes hydrochloric acid when exposed to air. It sprayed me in the face from above my right eye to the left side of my mouth. I watched as the droplets of acid hit my glasses... Those glasses saved my eye. But the chemical and fumes instantly caused burning in my right eye as it had pooled in the crease of my nose. Again this is where I had that instant "my eye is gone, thats fine just start fixing the problem." Thankfully all I had was some minor burns that healed after a couple of weeks with no scars. I probably have some lung damage from inhaling the fumes and coughing super hard for 30 minutes straight but its whatever. There never was a moment of panic about losing an eye or a finger just "its gone deal with the other issue." That moment has always seemed weird to me. I always thought something like this would cause panic about losing the body part but nope. The human mind is strange when in fight or flight mode.
brooo im so sorry - this story made me tear up. you are a legend for bouncing back
As someone who lost the tip of only one finger in a similar accident, I'm SUPER impressed by your ability to just keep going. When I got home from the hospital the first thing I did was completely disassemble my table saw and repurpose it for lathe parts, I just couldn't stand looking at it.
The fact that you’re still making is what matters! Can’t let the tools beat us 😤
a lathe is supposed to be less scary?!
You using a real face mask with that lathe?????? Like a heavy duty shield for your head?
@@Enhancedlies If you have trauma from a table saw but not a lathe, then yes. Trauma isn't rational, it's not something you can just decide not to have.
That is all this guy lost. The tips of two fingers. Not the whole fingers.
I admire how you're handling such a shocking event. Much love to you
So I recently bought a cordless circular saw and I decided to read the manual and I'm not joking the first thing it says under safety was "if both your hands are on the saw properly your fingers will never be near the blade"
This is exactly right, and another thing I learned back in the day when I worked for a cabinet builder, he said he learned it in the Army I think: "If one of your hands isn't involved in what you're doing put it behind your back." If you are conscious and deliberate about what your body parts are doing, it becomes second nature to be aware of where your hands are at all times.
One thing I was always taught to think about is "where is the blade? Where are my hands? Where is the blade? Where are my hands?" Just helps to keep you aware of where your extremities are at all times in relation to the blade or saw.
I’m happy to see that you’re doing okay after such a traumatic event.
This guy is a social media strategist whose strategy is losing fingers while building an adult playroom, and you feel bad??? You deserve to be a follower of this guy lol
As an amputee from a worksite accident, I lost lower right ankle, so I am now a Lower Right Below The Knee. I know what you are feeling. I saw your most recent video and its truely remarkable that you went back to work. That's all I wanted to do when I lost my leg. I wanted to ride my longboard. It took a year to the date until I had the strength on my prosthesis to ride again. Great story, Jordan.
Coming from the studio build video to this. I have to say, you are strong for bouncing straight back into completing your goal. The studio looks amazing and this is now a part of your story.
It shows we have to persevere through tough times.
It wouldn’t be possible to praise you enough for how you handled this situation. I’m just so glad you’re still able to do what you love. Thanks for the inspiration 🌟❤️
Crazy how some things are permanent. In our Ctrl-Z age that's sooo hard to grasp. Love to see how you deal with it! Sending you love and strength from Germany
Ctrl-Z age... mhm.. very well put
love you Jordan
The amount of mental strength you needed to stay focused and bounce back from that is inspirational. Wish you nothing but success in your new studio! 🔥
You have such a great attitude to face your fear and to persevere.
My music partner got an infection in his finger from a cut on a camping trip. We watched it mummify to the demarcation line, then to be amputated. He found that he could still play the guitar, but differently. Yet, more time passed and with all the antibiotics he was on, a low grade sepsis was burning. He eventually died in the hospital from what started was a tiny cut at a joint.
Four years later, I still have his music and his art. We were hippie married for 18 years.
The doctors made good choices for you to keep you safe from infection.
This f sucks😢 was the infection preventative?
@@dropdead266 The cut was not cleaned properly from the beginning. It was at a tricky location at the knuckle. We checked for redness and got him in to the doctor when it started. Then his breathing changed. They misdiagnosed him with COPD, when I believed it was sepsis. He was scheduled to see cardiopulmonary but the appointment was 4 months out! He was on a list to get in if someone cancelled. He was put on inhalers that did'nt work. Had he got in early they could have ruled COPD out and did some other investigating. Everything took too long. The hospital was terrible. I wanted to sue. Then Covid hit. The case would have been too big.
♥ I’m sorry for your loss.
wow, I don't think I could imagine someone dealing with this sort of thing in a more graceful way. thanks for sharing your story
This is one of the most moving short films I’ve seen on RUclips. You’re a great filmmaker and really inspiring human! Love how you still ended up completing the building project.
I don’t know anybody more determined and focused than you man, so proud of how you’re handling it and your journey. Thank you sharing this story, you got this ❤
Your mindset through this all has been admirable. Thanks for sharing this
good on you for getting straight back to it bro and not letting fear take over your dreams. i had a similar situation a few months ago using a mitre saw at work but luckily the blade was just shy of hitting the bone. i still finished my work day as there was an hour left before i headed to the hospital. all healed up like it never happened, just some scars and a stronger mindset of how careful we have to be to do this kind of stuff. wish you all the best man.
Came from Casey's video and your studio video. Takes a lot to open up about this. Thank you, and you're awesome for bouncing back!
Bless Up Jordan! Glad you are processing this in a positive manner. Damn that’s rough, but, “just gwaan hold the faith” as people would say where I’m from 👊
Thank you for sharing this. Glad you are able to keep going. I'm a musician but I also love to fix things and build things, hand injuries can be a real downer. Stay positive!
I'm a hobbyist woodworker and this made my heart sink for you...much love and respect..wishing you all the best
Dude I remember seeing your post about this on TikTok and I was shook. Honestly props for seeing the project fully through.
Been a long time follower over there on TikTok, but new one here. Keep making
First time ever I tear out from a youtube vedio. Respect how you can bounce back and went straight back to business. Steel spirit there. RESPECT.
This was a wild story to hear... Keep on trucking man, hearing your mindset on all this: I've got mad respect. Looking forward to what's next for you
Congratulations on being strong enough to walk back in that room and pick up the tools with a smile on your face willing and able to work, that shows a lot of strength of character. Cheers to you and your journey of healing.
Thank you for sharing dude, this is beautiful example of “Just keep swimming” you’re incredible dude ❤️
Thank you for sharing this. It's a hard reminder things go bad real fast. Your handling it great too.
Just came across your channel via this video. Thank you for being brave and sharing your experience.
love you so much jordan - you’re a force to be reckoned with and i can’t wait to see what new stuff you make next ❤️
This was actually incredibly inspiring in your own quiet way. Very honest and genuinely impressive seeing you face this head on. You’re going to be absolutely fine.
This happened to a good friend of mine 20+ years ago making wooden Kayak paddles in North Carolina. He went on to do great things and it's very obvious you will as well. Sorry for your loss Jordan.
never watched your channel, but I watched this whole video. Im glad that your doing alright
Mad props for getting back on the horse so to speak. I'm sure every person handles a crazy situation like this differently, but in the long run I do not doubt it'll be immensely helpful.
Rushing, distracted, ignoring your usual safety procedures and rules. It's always how these stories go.
Damn, what a story. Having just watched your studio video build, its great to see that you didn't let this stop you from finishing the project! ❤
I feel horrible about what happened to you but also blown away by your strength and determination. Please keep chasing whatever dreams you’re chasing! 😢😊
I can’t imagine how scary this was man… ❤ your strong Jordan!
So sorry about that. Things will get better. They tend to. Life goes on and we need to stay strong
Woahh that is a wild story! So sorry to hear that but glad that your still keep going
What a beautifully filmed, deeply moving film. Congrats on pushing for okay-ness. You're more than okay.. ❤
I feel like being around firearms has really been a blessing for me. I am so goddamn mindless sometimes. Ill get ready for a goofy cut, and just before im about to go, realize my fingers are WAY too close to the blade and completely readjust. The only saving grace is that my time with firearms has transferred trigger discipline to my power tools. My finger is nowhere near that trigger unless im cutting.
be positive man. everything will be good❤
Good attitude brother. Mindfulness will help anyone in this kind of situation. It is impossible to effectively avoid your reality (in a healthy way at least). If you let your consciousness experience the pain, acknowledge the present, live in the present, that makes it much easier to get moving forward.
Like you said, too often we get stuck in the “coulda shoulda woulda” of our past decisions and that can absolutely ruin us.
I have so much feels for this😭🥺❤ you are the definition of perseverance in a traumatic event😰 thank you for sharing❤
Hell yeah keep creating man!
The little moment of figuring out a thumbs up hit me different. That pushing forward, adjusting to the change, trying to encourage yourself despite it all is really moving.
As someone who considers themselves a fearful person, who runs away from something if I have one small bad memory associated with it, you just gotta push through and adjust to the change
This really hurts to watch man. Don't ever give up! You still have some of those fingers!
Rough time - I appreciate you sharing how your accident happened.
Damn!
Great attitude dude and way to overcome it! Pinkies out!
Oh my god. I had just finished a project for my channel with my circular saw and I feel so nauseous imagining being in your shoes. The story telling made me viscerally hurt.
You're a trooper for going through this and working through the trauma.
im so sorry this happend to you hope it doesnt bother you much anymore but love you man keep up the content
all the best to you mate x
Thank you so much for talking about this. I broke my wrists (both of them) 2 times, yes, two times, both of them a few years ago and half a year ago i had an accident on my longboard and broke both of them again. I have pain every day. I want to stay fit, it's very hard to do training. But you know what? I found a way to do fitness. I have pain every day, but i'm happy, because like you i focus on other things in life. It's ok :)
We are all one, make the best out of your experience buddy.
Much love from Austria
You're exposure-therapising yourself, that's awesome! I bet many would just stop woodworking altogether after such an accident
Getting back on that horse. Astounding. I got hit by a car outside pier 76 in August and haven’t been back on my EUC since 🤕
The human mind can be so strong! You got this!💪🏻
Thank you so much for sharing.
this turned out to be a sacrifice you had to make while passing through but I still cant believe how optimistic you were immediately after
We are proud of you man
Welcome to the Brothers of the Stub Club! I put my thumb through a table saw blade many years ago. You just gotta do what you're doing. Get back on the horse and ride. Carefullly! Your superb video is gonna save some fingers.
This is not as sever as your injury, but I feel for you. My left hand is so messed up because my right hand is the one with the power tool in it. The Phillips bit slipped off the screw head at high speed and bored straight through my left thumb. It took about a minute to realize that I had blood coming out of the wound at the top AND the bottom of my thumb. Don't let this derail you, but let it be a caution light to keep you safe. Get better soon.
I almost cut my left pinky off two weeks ago, got my stitches out yesterday and feel super lucky that it looks like it will fully heal. I am amazed you got right back to work...I am still getting that sense of dread when I think about getting back to work.
I’m down 3 fingers and still going strong. My grandpa was the greatest wood worker I ever met and he only had 1 arm and proved that anything you put your mind to is possible
I hope you have a good therapist and lots of support. This must be incredibly traumatic for you. ❤
A must watch for anyone using a circular saw for the first time. The blade guard is important. But equally important is setting the blade depth. You wouldn't have 4" of blade sticking up for a ¼" cut on a table saw. Same goes for a circ saw. Reducing the blade depth is minimising exposure to the pointy bits.
I lost 1/3 of my right pinky last October to a 28 ton log splitter. The accident didn’t hurt that much surprisingly but getting it cleaned up at the hospital was excruciating. You are so right about that first night trying to sleep. It just plays over and over again in your head all night long. I’ve lost a good amount of my grip strength as a result of my injury which is the worst part. I’ve pretty much given up on trying to ride my dirt bikes, a hobby I have had for the past 15 years because I just can’t hang on to the bike like I could before.
back to the studio the next day 🔥💪
hell yeah Jordan, love you man… pinkies ⬆️
I cut off 2 of fingers and sliced the other 3 using a table saw. They were reattached, but they will never be the same.
ruclips.net/video/6AORpa0X4qk/видео.html
Than I had another surgery and here is the update video.
ruclips.net/video/zucha9qzUi8/видео.html
It doesn’t change your amazing talent ❤️
You are a mental machine. I thought I am doing good by just crying every second day or so now the second week after I lost the movement and the nail of my strong hand`s thumb. Living through it in nightmares once or twice again, but just the moment afterwards. I lost the memory of what I did exactly in the moment of the accident. They reattached it, but this also means no machine work for several months, as the rest of the tip`s bone and the shortened middle bone need to grow into each other. Lucky, I had such great surgeons and caregivers here in Switzerland. The tip was smashed and squeezed a lot by the hand-held circular saw (looks about the same as yours).
my father lost four of his right hand when he was quite young while at work. I don't think I know a person more invested and able in making things as him, from making pasta and biscuit to sewing and the usual handy work dads are expected to do. we never talk much about about his injury and I almost forget about it when I think about him. that is to say that things are gonna be alright, I guess
Those guards are in place for a reason folks. I’m 40 years old and still have all my fingers, because I don’t remove or mess with the guards.
BRUHHH! i cut a tiny chunk on my index finger at the tip with the table saw and i know how that ptsd shit feels lol ugh its been over a year but sometimes i still think about it when i cut lol good job at getting back up right away homie!
Thank you for sharing. You will do well.
big hugs
10/10 for bravery. You’re a better man than me.
I've liked, subscribed, told my friends to watch and apologies for the fingers but where are those green pants from at 4:00. thanks
yeah i've worked with all kinds of powertools and the ones that consistently scare me are routers and circular saws. Just so easy to make a mistake and hurt yourself. i try to use a miter saw as much as possible. Srry man i hope you are able to adjust to your new norm as seamlessly as possible.
You smiled after you made your first cut post injury. I must have watched it 5 times. Pinkies Up.
I hate the circular saw guard. It makes cutting stair stringers almost impossible. I once put a screw in the guard to lock it in the up position. Ran that saw for a few years and luckily never had a problem. I was running a table saw when I was his age and dropped the small piece I was working on and tried to catch it via reflex. Next thing I know my shoulder hurt a lot. The blade hit my thumb and forced my arm backwards behind me. My thumb pad was inside out but only my shoulder hurt. Drove to the hospital and luckily got stiched back together with full function. My thumb pad sensitivity was different for around 5 years.
once I was sewing and got the needle in my finger due to glancing at the episode of It's Always Sunny that was playing - less extreme but feel you on the phone to majorly compromised hand pipeline
I’m very sorry. You’re being very brave.
I didn't see any comments say it yet, i also have never seen your channel, i assume there may not be many people here that know, and I just wanna help. Eye protection is easy, cheap, and almost the least you can do. I highly recommend it if cutting anything with a circular saw. I'm sorry about your experience and loss. I know it's late, but good luck!
Most of my life, I saw a missing fingertip as a sort of badge of honor for a handyman, maybe with an accompanying funny anecdote. Now, I am a handyman, and I work with my hands daily. I am so thankful for my hands and everything they enable me to do. They are the very mechanism by which I interact with this world. I imagine how lonely those fingerless handymen of my childhood probably felt when they had their accident. Thank you for this video- I am sorry that you lost your fingers.
Partially cut my distal phalange with circular saw, it's just a split second, it's amazing how all this just happens and there's no undo. Doc was able to re attach but ended with ankylosis between distal and medial phalanx ended up three days in the hospital with wide spectrum antibiotics due to the conditions of the workshop. Definitely coming back and finishing the table I was doing that day helped me find closure. PTSD is a b!t$h but 2 years and a half later I can say there's no day I regret that moment and know exactly what I would've done different
you rule jordan
My left hand got smashed by a paramotor prop, all fingers sliced through bone and tendons and little pinky amputated. I know that feeling of go mode when alone. Adrenaline is a wonderful thing at that time.
Don't feel silly or stupid for what happened. It happened and accidents do all the time.
Look after yourself!!
☘️ if you can finish, it’s all be okay 🎈keep moving 👍
I'm so sorry man, hope you're doing well
I knew a guy who cut four fingers off with his circular saw.
He was making a narrow rip and he was holding the edge to catch the falloff piece and his four fingers were underneath the board.
He had the blades set deep and as he cut across the board he cut through his fingers as well.
This is a prime example of the indomitable human spirit
Dude, i got SO lucky. I severed a tendon in my left thumb with a box cutter type knife. I was on the job, and rushing to get home. Had my hand in a cast for a month, but it works just fine now. But it sucked. I had nightmares, i got depressed.
People, please be careful, these things take no time to happen, and the only forgiveness you'll get on the far side is the forgiveness you give yourself.
❤
Ruthless, sorry that happened.
I’m a joiner by trade and have that exact saw, I think the problem with the little battery powered saws is they feel harmless, almost like a toy. It took me some getting used to from using a larger circular saw moving to that it actually felt dangerous.
It does amaze me some of these things are available off the shelf to anyone with no training, especially chainsaws 😂
Many circular saws used to have a guard lock that you could lock that spring-loaded guard in the open position. Then they took it off to 'improve safety.' However, now people just hold the guard open with their hands functionally reducing safety.
I had second hand PTSD, from watching a guy lose 2 fingers fo a table saw. This was 5 years ago, on my birthday, and I helped find the fingers.😮❤
Much love 🫶🏽✨️
Well at least you can say that you gave your saw the middle finger. And the ring and the pinky too but that's beside the point. In all seriousness, though, I hope that the PTSD isn't too bad anymore. I'm glad that you're already staying strong.
Keep it up dude. I'm a big fan and can't wait to see what's next. I'm now more fearful of my Dewalt saws than before... Hit me up if you ever need some handy help.
I have had 2 very close life changing injuries. one was table saw kickback. My left hand was resting at the back edge of the table as I was standing to the side of the blade as you're supposed to do. This 3"x3"x1" block of bamboo I was trimming decided it wanted to take off and slammed into my left hand my right hand that was holding the block probably went within a couple millimeters of the blade. My left hands pinky knucle was shattered. But in that instant I thought I had lost fingers and it was strange how quickly my mind went to "welp those fingers are gone now fix the problem." This is before I even looked at my hand. Thankfully nothing was gone. But after that initial hit and that first thought of "those are gone" it was flip off the saw and count my fingers aloud twice. Then grab my hand from the pain. Oddly I had a very similar break on my right hand a year before after punching an exterior door while intoxicated. On the xrays for both of these they look almost the same aside from being mirror images of each other. It also made my hands match because after shattering my right pinky knuckle you couldn't really see it anymore when I made a fist. Now the left is the same.
The second incident was at my job. I was using our tab welder on some lisocl-2 batteries. Or lithium thionyl chloride batteries. I was still fairly new to using the machine and didn't have it on the right settings. I blew a hole in the negative side of one battery. When I rotated the battery to see the damage it released its pressure. Thionyl chloride is nasty stuff. It becomes hydrochloric acid when exposed to air. It sprayed me in the face from above my right eye to the left side of my mouth. I watched as the droplets of acid hit my glasses... Those glasses saved my eye. But the chemical and fumes instantly caused burning in my right eye as it had pooled in the crease of my nose. Again this is where I had that instant "my eye is gone, thats fine just start fixing the problem." Thankfully all I had was some minor burns that healed after a couple of weeks with no scars. I probably have some lung damage from inhaling the fumes and coughing super hard for 30 minutes straight but its whatever.
There never was a moment of panic about losing an eye or a finger just "its gone deal with the other issue." That moment has always seemed weird to me. I always thought something like this would cause panic about losing the body part but nope. The human mind is strange when in fight or flight mode.