First blood shed! Restoring accident
I've been trying my hand at some basic restoration. Instead of buying the high priced razor I really want, I am starting with some cheaper ones to get the hang of what is going on.
I was polishing a new purchase (Geneva, Pyramid 1903) with some 1500 paper. At about midnight, I had been hand sanding for the past couple of hours and was literally just getting up to head to bed. As, I leaned forward my hand obviously switched positions... and my push in, pushed the top of my thumb up the edge.... Ouch! Cut from the inside of my thumb nail, down past the joint. For a moment, I stared at the open, white wound, and thought of the
It is a good thing that I had sanded over the edge and removed at least some of the sharpness! With blood running down my arm, and me wondering if I just did nerve/tendon damage to my thumb, I woke my fiance (the ER nurse) up with my situation. Of course, she's seen limbs hanging, so my sliced thumb was no big deal.
Bled like hell, but no serious damage! With her gear from work, we cleaned it, applied several steri-strips and wrapped my thumb like a mummy. She wanted to put some stitches in... But, having had stitches in my thumb before, and knowing how it hurts worse than the injury, I vetoed it. Today she is at work, and I promised that if it opens back up, I'll come see her.
I have survived my first restoration injury!