I'm glad to hear that it wasn't more serious, and thank you for sharing. I've heard it said that a smart man learns from his experience, and wise men learn from the experience of others. Being comfortable enough to share our mistakes provides golden opportunites for others to learn in ways success stories cannot impart.

A thought though, aren't there chaps now designe to deflect saw blades? If you're cutting often enought that may be a reasonable proactive response to just such an issue, where trauma supplies are, by their nature, reactive.

By the way, I hadn't read this thread yet when I commented on "sharpening the saw" in the other thread. Bad timing on my part.