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> • Always cut away from yourself. I like this link but but I don't know what that means
by jeppesen-io 5y ago
> • Always cut away from yourself.
I like this link but but I don't know what that means
- taejo 5y agoWhen using a knife, saw, axe, etc. or other cutting implement always make sure the blade is moving away from all parts of your body.
- jeppesen-io 5y agoAhhh - literal. I was thinking figuratively
- dredmorbius 5y agoBoth. Literal: move the blade / cutting edge away from you. Figurative: apply hazardous effort in a manner that it dissipates in the direction or mode of least harm.
- barbazoo 5y agoMy father in law has one rule: Don't get any blood on it.
- magicalhippo 5y agoMy granddad being a woodworking teacher, I learned that lesson early on. However when redecorating my house there were several occasions where it simply was not possible to do that. I usually countered my cutting hand with my "free" hand, effectively pushing my cutting hand away from my body as I performed the cut. At least then I had pretty good control in the event my blade were to slip.
- notenoughbeans 5y agoI learned it as: "Never get yourself bloody. Always cut towards a buddy."
- asddubs 5y agocut towards your chum, not your thumb