Been woodworking for a number of years now and recently took up woodturning. Getting sidetracked is a nemesis of mine and yesterday was no exception. I took a 6" diameter piece of spalted maple branch to the bandsaw to cut 1 inch disks. Didn't think about using my jig that I built just for this purpose, guess I figured that I could hold the wood with my right hand. That blade snatched that piece of wood outta my hand and somehow all at the same time jerked the insert out of the table, jammed the wood sideways and bent the blade. All this with my hand about 1 inch from the blade....technical term for my actions was DumbShit...
Looks like lady luck smiled on me. Think I need to play the lottery
Moyo