"Roger" wrote

As it's fully healed over I'm only wearing a Band-Aid over it to help
reduce the sensitivity IOW The Band-Aid is fro cleanliness and does
little to reduce the sensation when "bumping" things, but the amount
of swearing has been greatly reduced.

I did the deed, and used one of the metal splints to protect it, too.

One of the best other things I found were tube gauze bandages. Imagine a
mesh made like a tube sock. Put a gauze pad on the wound, then a tube
bandage over it, twist it a couple times at the end, then cut it long enough
to push back over it all again. It beats a bunch of tape, putting too much
pressure on it and making it throb!

I had a clean saw blade kerfs, right in the middle of the last joint of my
thumb. Seems the saw leaves mangled flesh that has to be clipped away, so
it will heal properly.

That was the worst I have ever done with a power tool, and I hope it stays
that way! (knock on wood)

Now, my hint on keeping from doing this again? ALWAYS have a couple fingers
hooked over top of the rip fence as you hand passes beside the blade, unless
the piece you are cutting is over a foot and a half wide. If the wood ever
kicks, or you slip, or ........., having a positive lock with you had will
keep from having it drawn into the blade before you could have a chance to
react. Plus, you always know where your hand is without looking at it. It
also does not cut down on your efficiency, at all, once you are used to
doing things that way.
--
Jim in NC