gloves to prevent saw cut

[diyjunky]

Whist sawing some wood I managed to cut my finger (on the hand holding the wood down). It was an A&E visit and I am now nervous about doing it again even though it was a one-off accident.
Can anyone recommend a type of glove that might protect or effectively limit damage against this. I did some googling and noticed references to Level 'C' etc, etc.
Thanks

 

[blup]

Google cut proof gloves, they will give some protection but not as good as keeping your fingers out if the way.

 

[Old Salt]

…or clamp the wood.

 

[blup]

Mark a square cutting line on the two faces to be cut, create a kerf by drawing the blade up.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Knee on wood, if on a support, and large enough, or in a vice/clamp if not. Use thumb of spare hand, pointing to blade, well away from the points, to accurately guide the blade to position, and draw the blade back, to start it to cut. Once started, the spare hand, can be moved well out of the way, saw is now used, with first finger out straight, to help guide the blade to a straight cut. Just takes practice.

 

[mattylad]

I always put my cut proof gloves on when there is a chance that something may cut me while sawing, cutting, drilling etc.

 

[robinbanks]

Couple of things I'd add to Harry's post; draw the saw backwards a few times, slowly, to increase the depth of your starter cut, and don't try to push down too hard/end up being erratic when doing the forwards cut motion later. Use a sharp saw and just let it do the cutting rather than trying to force it to cut faster. If you're now nervous about putting your hand near the saw, use a thumb sized stick of wood, clamped by your hand, against the saw to guide the starting point rather than your thumb. If your technique is so erratic that you still manage to hit your hand several inches away, you probably need to work on relaxing your technique - sawing wood should be easy, not a panic. Probably worth practising on a length of good, dry, light 3x2; just saw the whole thing up into 1inch blocks as practice and strive to find the technique that you find as effortless as possible.
If you're finding that the cut starts OK but gets really stiff and the saw is bending and flipping around try throwing it away and using a new saw. Even a shiny saw may have lost its set (the teeth are angled outwards so the cut a slot wider than the saw body. When the set is lost the teeth don't cut wider and the saw jams)

If you decide hand swinging not for you, you can use a sliding compound mitre saw for most your cuts so you can keep your hand well out the way and consider an oscillating multitool for the occasional situations where you're looking to cut something in situ. I would urge you to practice though; it's a useful skill to have

 

[Notch7]

I was sawing through a small branch when I was 9 using a handsaw, I slipped and cut 1/3 way through my thumb

and then when in my late 20s managed to cut the face of the same thumb on the bandsaw

and then 3 weeks later managed to get the same thumb pinched in the the thicknesser


I donth think that thumb trusts me all that much...................but it has taught me to do a mental risk assessment before going ahead, its too easy to the want to believe "itll be ok"


Handsawing is pretty safe -making the work well supported is the key

gloves will stop a nasty cut when using a hand saw

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Even a shiny saw may have lost its set (the teeth are angled outwards so the cut a slot wider than the saw body. When the set is lost the teeth don't cut wider and the saw jams)

Sometimes, it can make the sawing easier, if a wax candle is rubbed on the sides of the saw before use. Just draw a few looped O's on each side, is enough - the warmth of the saw, will spread the wax. The same idea works with hacksaw blades.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Someone take their saw away please.

 

[Deleted member 142255]

Whist sawing some wood I managed to cut my finger (on the hand holding the wood down). It was an A&E visit and I am now nervous about doing it again even though it was a one-off accident.
Can anyone recommend a type of glove that might protect or effectively limit damage against this. I did some googling and noticed references to Level 'C' etc, etc.
Thanks

Hi mate.

Have a look at this article, it explains cut levels. https://www.smigroupuk.com/insights...ve-standards-and-the-cut-resistance-explained

I would think for what you have described cut level C will be fine any of these should do they are c and higher https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/mechanics-gloves/cat850402?resistancetocut=c|d|e|f