[Jewelry making - Article 00694] - Re: [Orchid] Shop injuries

[Clyde Gilbert]

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>          I learned to pay attention. You cut better molds when you
>     concentrate, anyway, and you slice yourself less often.  It's a
>     win-win.  In the end, I'm glad I whacked myself in the leg. <snip>
>     I also like their cushy, "active brights" that come in colors. 
>     Why injure yourself if you can't enjoy it?

    Hear, Hear!!! We all live with injuries as a consequence of our
    profession, and admonitions to avoid them through sensible advice
    just don't work much of the time. I've been on (and off) the bench
    for two decades myself, trained under true masters of the craft, and
    still didn't learn shop safety until I saw the results of these
    oversights (i.e. scars, bandages, blood soaked into the wood of the
    bench). Even then, I managed to rain all sorts of indignities upon my
    hands which culminated in grabbing the nozzle of the steamer in an
    unguarded moment... my boss just looked at me and said: "you know, I
    thought about warning you not to touch that nozzle, but I figured
    you'd remember it better if you just went ahead and did it". He was
    right! 

    For the record, I like the glitter and glow-in-the-dark bandages- or
    failing that I have a whole bunch of sharpies to draw on them with... 

Clyde
Greenwood Studio


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