Choochmagooz: Woodchuck Wednesday - Boys will be Boys

Choochmagooz: Woodchuck Wednesday - Boys will be Boys: "Todays Woodchuck shall remain unnamed... His secret Identity stealthily concealed... We only know him as Spandex Splinters And he is my He..."

Stupid Sickness

Well, I have not done anything in a week. I guess I can't say "anything", I have had the pleasure of going to work each day. I just haven't had the opportunity to do any carving or painting this week due to a sickness that I just can't shake. Today I was told that I have two ear infections and a sinus infection. Blech! I took this super medication and will hopefully be back to creating tomorrow. It isn't so bad though, I can't hear fricking anything. I guess it might be considered a blessing having two kids that won't ever be quiet. I do need to get better in order to get some guys completed for my All Arts Market coming up in a couple of weeks. I have ten guys done and would like to have over twenty. I will have my little hands movin' in the coming days. I thought I might post a picture of what my workspace looks like before I get started to carve.

These are the tools of the trade. Coffee, prescription medication, and knives. It is a calming combination of tools. They all need to be used, if taken only in a pair, the effects can be dangerous. These will hopefully all be part of my day tomorrow, but for now I must go to sleep.

Safety First

This is my first post on this blog and I would like to start with a topic that is near and dear to my heart. Safety! As of last night I had only encountered small cuts on my hands. Those small cuts could have been avoided if I had only worn all of my appropriate safety gear. Last night was my first big scare. I was foolishly cutting a piece of wood and was cutting towards my body. This isn't such a bad thing, but it doesn't help when you are tired and not paying attention. I also want to add that this piece of wood is friggin' huge. It is borderline a fence post. Anyhow, the knife jumped out of the cut that i was making and it sliced into my wrist. I no likey bleeding. Instead of taking a picture or going into great detail I have employed a local artist to render this tragedy in a pencil drawing to calm the fears of my more squeamish readers.

I know. Terrifying. I am surprised that I didn't need stitches. This has put me out of commission for the next day or two and it could have been avoided if I had slowed down and pulled my head out of my ass. I am going to start my craigslist search for a long sleeve Kevlar shirt right now. Short first post. Plenty more to come. Happy Carving!!!!