Black & Blue & Red Sail Work

SHIP'S LOG:

You would not believe how dangerous it can be working in a sail loft! Just in the past week, I got a "cloth cut."  Most sail cloth is very stiff and if you are not careful handling it, it can cut you. It is something like a paper cut but you will bleed! I was unlucky enough to do a good job on the side of my left hand and boy did it bleed.

And that is not the only "danger!" Removing and replacing hardware on a sail, things like metal headboards, snaps, clips, rings  with wire cutters, hammers, drills, hacksaws, hand presses can be just a bit dangerous. I whacked one finger tip and now have a blood blister under the nail. I shoved an awl under the cuticle on my thumb. I scored the back of my hand with a hot knife (think soldering iron). I have also stuck myself with sail maker's needles, tacks, seam rippers, and the list goes on and on! I even dropped three pound sail weight on my foot. And this was a good week.