a very close shave.

[jigsaw 11,866]

As some of you might know I take a few ferral goats from time to time to assist the farmers I do some rabbiting for,well last Saturday I shot 6 and brought them back for use as dog meat and 2 for eating for the family.I bought a saber saw in Lidl a year ago and its a superb job for spliting the meat,but I almost came a cropper using it on one of the goats.I had the feet of the goats cut off bar one and I took hold of the last one and with one hand I turned on the saw and placed it down on the bone just above the wrist of the foot.well the blade hit the bone and jumped and came down less than a millimeter from my fingers,to this day I cant understand why it didnt cut both my fingers off but I guess I just got lucky.I got such a fright I had to stop what I was doing,I still realise how close I came to self mutilation,and I still get a shiver thinking about it.I finished the job with a hacksaw.A little later with the assistance of my son I split the carcass down the centre and quartered it. I finished it off with the knife cuting the steaks etc.I can tell you I'll never do something so risky again.I have done this dozens of times and never had a problem but it just takes one wrong move with these tools to put ye right up the siht.

above is the offending tool.

[Wild_and_Irish 11]

know a fella who's springer jumped on the table saw when he was using it and lost a front leg, but he recovered and all was grand, then about 3 months later the stupid b*****d did it agan and had to be put down.

[Rake aboot 4,936]

Jeez

We used to call them "Aligator saws" with good reason. Definatley not for single hand use.

Lucky escape fella , Has yer heart rate dropped yet!

[jigsaw 11,866]

the heart rates fine but the jocks had to be dumped pronto

[mexlad 189]

nearly mate

[antg 1,777]

lucky there jigsaw. Saturday night fingers nearly gone ey

[MuttleMcTuttle 21]

You need a chainsaw for really spectacular self-mutilation... :sick:

[jigsaw 11,866]

Ant you have no idea how close it came to that,lol.Mctuttle I can manage fine without a chainsaw,im a walking disaster where it comes to any sawing,D I Y is not my forte either,lol.

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Luckly man, how on gods name woud you have been able to look after them pretty boys looks of yours with no fingers, dont bear thinking about

[jigsaw 11,866]

your right IL,how would I manage my hair