Why I'm not a carpenter

okie_hotrod · May 18, 2018

Well friends, it's safe to say that I'm back on the mend after trying to save some money on a renovation. Note to self: have someone else hold the stud board while you use the nailgun... and from a safe distance.

Fire_9 · May 18, 2018

OUCH!!! That sucks man. I hope it heals up quickly. Did it go in right at the tip of your finger? Have any more pictures?

duckhunt · May 18, 2018

Dude that sucks. I di the same thing except I just clipped the side of my finger. A few bandages and I was back at it.

Nameless Range · May 18, 2018

Yikes! Hopefully you're not left handed and that isn't your trigger finger.

NoWiser · May 18, 2018

Ouch!!

JohnCushman · May 18, 2018

It's just a flesh wound.... :W:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijhbHvxWrA

kansasdad · May 18, 2018

Classic!

Heal well. Let it heal...don't jump back in too fast.

okie_hotrod · May 18, 2018

Luckily I'm right handed and it missed the knuckle and ligaments but it did go through the bone just behind the first knuckle

Edit: love the Monty python reference lmao
In the interest of full disclosure this happened a couple weeks ago but I'm bored out of my mind at work cuz I'm on light duty there's nothing I can do so I thought I'd share my adventure with the rest of the class. Dr said it'll be 3 months before I get full use out of it and 6 months before the bone is "fully healed"

Tradewind · May 18, 2018

If you were a carpenter.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSQ6fSKLlG0

That'll leave a mark, eh. I had a friend who was helping me build a garage and caught one off a ricochet off the concrete.

okie_hotrod · May 18, 2018

Lol great song!
But yea, those framing nailers are no joke. I'm honestly surprised that 3 1/2" framing nail didn't go farther but I guess bone is a little harder than wood.

Doublecluck · May 18, 2018

Eeeeh! Pull it out and finish the job..

okie_hotrod · May 18, 2018

I thought about it but I was worried my father in law would have passed out in the process cuz he was the only one there with me. They shot me up with lidocaine in the ER and that helped but it wasn't til they got the IV in me and started pumping morphine that I relaxed enough that the doctor could pull it out.

mtmuley · May 18, 2018

Been there, done that. Smarts a little. mtmuley

Keeptrying · May 18, 2018

Rub some dirt in it and get back to work.

Tradewind · May 18, 2018

mtmuley said:
Been there, done that. Smarts a little. mtmuley

Hope it wasn't your trigger finger....

Chad Gus · May 18, 2018

Had that happen twice to me, once self inflicted and once a co worker did it.

Dinkshooter · May 18, 2018

Keep Hammering. Wait a minute?

ccc23454 · May 18, 2018

Don't waste the nail! They ain't cheap nowadays...

Festus · May 18, 2018

Dinkshooter said:
Keep Hammering. Wait a minute?

HA!!!! Spit my Mtn Ops all over my monitor and keyboard...

utahminer · May 18, 2018

That sucks. Get better and hopefully your a better aim with a rifle than a nailgun

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