Well I drill blanks either on my lathe or my drill press. So what did I do tonight. I'm making a slimline for a guy out of deer antler. The back part will be the entire tine so with that price being so long and tapering to the point I put I in the vise and hand drilled it. Well I thought. Oh well I'll just put the top blank in the vice also. Bad move. I put my left hand behind the vise because the drill bit hung up. Well it came unhung and drilled through the blank and dead center of my hand about 1/2". Hurt like ...... Well I panicked wife wasn't home head started spinning thought it went all the way through. Thought i lost my hand. Thought I was going I die. Called my neighbor. I have to laught about it now but a 1/2" hole does hurt. Can't close my hand got 21 pens to make. Ha I'll be out there tomorrow. I think this pain pill is kicking in. Picture doesn't show damage.