A pro tip for when using a feather chopper

[Rich]

When using a feather chopper...
...make sure you get your fingers out of the way before the mallet comes down.

[Stickbow Hunter]

...make sure you get your fingers out of the way before the mallet comes down.

Ouch!!!

Oh, and I agree with that advice.

Jeff

[Gringa Bows]

yow how much of the tip gone

[Rich]

yow how much of the tip gone

I'm lucky I only flattened it on the top of the chopper. Likely a tuft fracture and it hurts like buggery.

I still finished the arrow though.

[Rich]

yow how much of the tip gone

That reminds me of a story.

I was checking out the local Mens Shed - a carpentry shed. I was chatting to the man in charge and he asked me "How do you know someone is a good carpenter?"
I didn't know. He then yelled out the question to the thirty odd men in the shed who all held up both their hands.
"They have ten fingers"

PS if you think tradies today swear, go to a mens shed...

[Roadie]

Yep that does it every time, also don't agree about carpenters and all their fingers,still got all mine though. Cheers Roadie.

[Bent Stick]

I called in on Yowie today on my way back down home and guess who'll be holding up nine fingers next time that questions asked. Poor bloke is on some serious painkillers on Monday lost the first knuckle up on the left nose picker and a bit of a trim up on the left bird.

Hope your all healed up for the next Gringa shoot Keith.

[Gringa Bows]

Thats not good keith,hope it heals up quick

[Stickbow Hunter]

Not good news Keith. I hope it all heals well.

Jeff

[Roadie]

Not good Keith, would you like a wee dram, 16 year old should take the pain away, Malt that is. Cheers Roadie.

[Rich]

Yowie, I wish you the best mate. Take it easy and take some of Dr Roadie's medicine.

[Stickbow Hunter]

Hey Rich, we got side tracked with Keith but we still feel sorry for you too mate!

Jeff

[Gringa Bows]

i know the pain your having Rich,i was helping a mate nail a built in cupboard together and over a few hours hit my thumb nail 3 different time,i almost passed out the last time i hit it ,so he had to finish it himself cause he thought it was funny

[Stickbow Hunter]

so he had to finish it himself cause he thought it was funny

So ya spat the dummy in other words mate.

Jeff

[rodlonq]

Rich, I've done that trying to keep the lid of the chopper down firm until the mallet comes down, sometimes too slow....

I hope you have a quick recovery Keith.

Rod, your mate was probably only laughing the the variety of names you were calling the hammer, and not your misfortune?

It is strange how some of choose to spend our spare time working with machines that just want to eat our fingers. No risk, no reward, I guess.