This is exactly the reason I'm hoping to find the 6 x 12" ruler to replace the one I mentioned in another post! Don't want a narrow ruler. I want my fingers back from the edge of the ruler. But I will admit, it was the 6 x 12" that I was using last fall when the cutter jumped the lip and I, too, lost the thickness of bacon from 2 fingers. Yes, those bleed prolifically but I'm pleased to report that mine healed amazingly well. Still some numbness and thankfully along the side and not the tips of the fingers. Haven't tried the gloves but don't like gloves when gardening or even a thimble when sewing. (I use a leather thimble when hand quilting.)