It’s not often we have occasion to link to the august paper of record, but this New York Times article about home-renovation accidents is just full of excellent power-saw mayhem and nail gun fu.

As Mr. Barrett said, “When a medical professional in an emergency room gasps at your injury, it’s probably a bad sign.” The blade had sliced two-thirds of the way through his middle finger below the knuckle, and had pulverized the middle joint.

A question regarding his project: Those skinny little pieces of wood trim — can’t you just buy them?

“What are you, a wise guy?” Mr. Barrett said.

So read on, campers, and remember not to leave the nailgun on top of the ladder. NYT link has been Rotored so registration not required.

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