No, actually, what happened was, I had finished regrinding a big Wade&Butcher. I took it to the buffer to polish it up. Sometime during that process, the buffing wheel caught the blade and snatched it away. Took the tip off my index finger, and cut to the bone all the way around the middle finger of my right hand (thank God I'm left handed. ) Right through the glove, too. Thankfully, it was pretty sharp, so it was a nice clean cut, and it's healing nicely. Didn't hurt the blade any, either (which was the best news). Haven't had a major accident in 6 years of making knives...had to happen sometime, and could've been much worse. I didn't sever any tendons or anything, so everything'll still work when it's all said and done. Without doubt, though, the buffer is the most dangerous machine in the shop.