: Well i was planing a rolling bevel on my very first strip and i'm
: already a half fingernail short of a full person. Just because
: its not a power tool, doesn't mean they can't do damage. I was
: holding the strip in my left hand and plane in the right when i
: made it far enough through the wood and slice, took a second to
: figure out what that strnge feeling was and then the blood
: started flowing. Just a warning to everyone, be careful!

In my case it was a chisel. My lovely razor-sharp born-in-Japan beasties are usually docile and glide through wood so easily it's hard to remember the risk; until it slipped out of my hand - oh no, I moved the floor mat and it's going to hit concrete. All those hours wasted playing ball games in my youth finally paid off. I caught it by the handle and I still don't know how the other end managed to get me but it did.

When they are that sharp you don't feel it right away but the wood was getting those funny red blotches, a strong hint that ... the cut was so fine I had trouble finding it on my finger. I take medication that makes me bleed like a pig.