One seldom mentioned woodturning risk that newcomers may not realize and old timers may neglect is a sharp edge on the turning itself. Be careful when testing work with your fingers while it's spinning. These edges can cut like a knife.
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I have cut my fingers on the sharp corner where the outside of the bowl meets the top edge, while sanding. Now I knock off the sharpness as the first step of sanding. It was really shallow like a paper cut, but stung out of proportion to the damage.
Really good argument for power sanding bowls... and using a soft pad... I've lost enough little pieces of skin while hand sanding stuff with edges...
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