[VFB] Bloody Reelseats

[Tom Davenport]

I have been gathering up wood and equipment to start turning reelseats, 
a new project for me.  I set up my new bench saw and proceeded to cut 
up a bunch of burled wood into 1x1x4  inch blanks.  All went well until 
the last cut which I was gingerly making by pushing a small piece with 
two longer sticks to protect my fingers.  Somehow the small piece got 
caught in the blade and took flight, hitting my little finger and 
landing 40 feet away from the saw.  The stray piece made a nasty rip in 
the finger, requiring 8 stitches. One tendon was roughed up but it 
wasn't severed.  If the skin flap doesn't die, all will be well, if not 
the doc said it might require a skin graft.  Kind of embarrassing!

The bright side is that the wood looks really good: Lace redwood, maple 
burl, walnut burl, flame maple, and Amboyna burl.

Now, do any of you have any experience with stabilizing wood?

Thanks, Tom