not so handy man

i got stitches last week...yep, 4 of them, and a tetanus shot for good measure. i was being a little handy man...finishing up some molding work in the house...using the ole coping saw when...that's right...horizontally about a half inch deep into my thumb right across the joint...1 hour later, i was sent home with my souvenir 4 stitches, thumb splint and antibiotics, and 20 minutes later, i was back at it...cutting molding and hammering nails...do you have any idea how hard it is to hold a nail with a metal splint on your thumb?