Lynx 1812 by SaltyScot - Manuta-Panart - 1:62 - building as Mosquidobit

[GrandpaPhil]

Mark,

  I hope you feel better and heal quickly!

[Keith Black]

I pray you heal up quickly, Mark. 

[SaltyScot]

4 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Mark,

  I hope you feel better and heal quickly!

 

Thank you so very much, Phil. Now that it is strapped up I am not in so much pain (or has that got something to do with the two shots of single malt I had 🤔😂

[SaltyScot]

4 hours ago, Keith Black said:

I pray you heal up quickly, Mark. 

 

I appreciate that, Keith. Thank you for your concern, sir. I will be back n deck in no time.

[Kenchington]

9 hours ago, SaltyScot said:

Calamity has struck. It would appear that I have badly damaged the tendons of a couple of fingers in my right hand.

So sorry to hear that, Mark 🥲

 

Do what I would never manage and rest your hand until it is fully healed: Resting includes not replying to every message of sympathy!

 

Trevor

[Dr PR]

Mark,

 

Bad news! Rest up, sit back, relax and enjoy spring. It's gin and tonic time, and you only need one hand for that!

 

Tendons can do strange things. About 15 years back I was tucking a cover between pillows in the couch when there was an audible "snap" and a finger in my left hand stopped working. The tendon broke and I couldn't control the outer two digits. I could feel the broken ends beneath the skin. Bummer!

 

I looked in my medical books and several on-line medical school hand medicine sites and they all said the same thing - splint it and wait. I bent some sheet brass to make a frame for a splint and wrapped it in gauze. I taped it to the finger and changed the bandage every day. A couple weeks later the finger started working again! The broken ends of the tendon grew back together. It is still working as good as new - except for a slight lump under the skin where the ends grew together.

 

So give your hand some rest and it will recover.

 

And then get back to the Lynx! We all would like to see it finished!

Edited Thursday at 05:13 AM by Dr PR

[SaltyScot]

13 hours ago, Kenchington said:

Resting includes not replying to every message of sympathy!

 

Well my concerned friend, I do still have my left hand you know and I am using a laptop and not my phone to write on. I am resting it, believe me. Holding a book doesn't put too much strain on it  What else am I going to do if I don't pop in here every now and again to see what is going on  The fish started jumping in our creek yesterday. Now THAT is extremely frustrating. I am a very keen fisherman and was just itching for them to come back so that I could get out there. Now I sit here with a damaged paw and can only look on while they mock me. So, sir, I am going to be recalcitrant on this one I am afraid.

[SaltyScot]

6 hours ago, Dr PR said:

So give your hand some rest and it will recover.

 

And then get back to the Lynx! We all would like to see it finished!

 

Phil,

 

We rigged up a splint similar to what you described, it certainly helps. Without it there is always the danger of inadvertently going to grab something and that would be quite painful. As @Coyote_6 said, time for some research methinks. I want to read up on the rigging for the masts and yards to make sure I get that all right when the time comes. You enjoy your G and T, sir, and I will stick to my single malt.

Edited Thursday at 12:00 PM by SaltyScot
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[Coyote_6]

@Dr PR  Somehow when I read "I bent some sheet brass to make a frame for a splint and wrapped it in gauze. I taped it to the finger" it said "I bent some sheet brass to make a frame for a splint, wrapped 'er in sail cloth and lashed 'er fast to the next yard..."

 

Don't know why that happened.

 

(Cool story for sure!)

Edited Thursday at 12:44 PM by Coyote_6

[Glen McGuire]

Hey Mark!  I'm late to the party, but got here just in time to read about your injury.  You have made very nice progress so far on this build and I look forward to seeing you back in action!  Get well soon!

[SaltyScot]

3 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Hey Mark!  I'm late to the party, but got here just in time to read about your injury.  You have made very nice progress so far on this build and I look forward to seeing you back in action!  Get well soon!

 

Glen, there is an old german saying; "Je später der Abend, desto schöner die Gäste"' which literally translates to "The later the evening, the more beautiful the guests". You get my drift  Welcome aboard, sir. I am honored to have you here.