Originally Posted by pjk0326

Actually, just being sure your fingers are not hanging over the ruler is no guarantee you won't slice a finger. When my injury occurred, I didn't realize the rotary cutter was resting on the ruler and not on the fabric. When I started cutting, in one fluid motion, the cutter slid across the ruler at an angle and lopped off a good chunk of my finger. Gloves or ruler handles are really the way to go.