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Appreciation post: the 2x4 that hit me in the face on a Tuesday job in Akron
Was framing a garage on Waterloo Rd in Akron and my nail gun jammed mid swing. I set it down wrong on the top plate and a 2x4 I had leaning came back and caught me right above the eye. Twelve stitches later I went back the next morning and built a scrap wood rack off the side of my truck so nothing leans loose again. Any of you got a system for keeping cutoffs from turning into missiles?
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taylor.sean1mo ago
The line about building a scrap rack off the side of your truck is the part I'd push back on. A rack on the truck only fixes the problem at the truck, but that 2x4 came back at you because it was leaning on the top plate while you were working. The fix that actually matters is keeping cutoffs flat on the deck or in a bucket right where you're framing, so nothing is ever standing up waiting to fall. I've seen guys build nice racks and still eat a board because they set it upright for two seconds while reaching for a nail. Twelve stitches is a rough way to learn it, but the lesson is about where the wood sits while you work, not where it rides home.
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