I might be wrong but....

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I keep seeing this on the front page of Craftisian,

It's nice to see someone doing a bit of hand carving, but shouldn't they be working away from their thumb?

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yes good point ! putting flesh in front of a sharp tool is probably not wise ?

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Yeah, that does look a little suspect. But hey, it’s just blood…

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

It's wrong but never never get blood on your woodwork! 
It's even odder to see that same photo in an article titled How Do You Use Carving Chisels Safely and Efficiently?

“Fake quotes will ruin the internet” — Benjamin Franklin

Yeah but above the article says “Our content is meticulously curated through independent research, testing, reviews, and AI-driven recommendations, all designed to present you with the finest product choices” so it’s all good.
Possibly its just somebody trying to carve out a living !

Regards Rob

I also like that one of the safety precautions is:
"Consider investing in thumb guards to keep your hands protected from any accidental slips of the chisel."

“Fake quotes will ruin the internet” — Benjamin Franklin

Really good carvers are partly really good, because they have excellent hand control. I know a couple of guys that I love to see their work, but I absolutely get weak kneed watching them, because they so often look like they are about to carve themselves. Now I worked ER for over 25 years, and every day saw blood and guts enough that you would think I wouldn't ever get weak kneed. I believe the difference was with my carver friends I thought I was going to see it happen, with patients all the damage was already done, all that was left was to try to fix it.

So in the end, if every time you carve, you end up in the ER, buy some guards, or chainmail gloves, which BTW is what I wear. Or you may wanna swap to knitting?
 Or you may wanna swap to knitting? 
A 54-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance after falling and piercing herself in the chest with a 12-cm wooden knitting needle. She reported walking upstairs holding her knitting needles and accidentally tripping onto one of them approximately 30 min before arrival at the ED. Initially unaware of her injury, the patient noted a persistent pain in her chest upon respiration, at which time she noted a 4-cm segment of broken wooden knitting needle protruding from ...

“Fake quotes will ruin the internet” — Benjamin Franklin

She's gonna be the "subject" at the next quilting bee, all them old Wimmins gonna be yapping about that.