As a carpenter's son I've smashed my finger/thumb plenty.
As a first step I would recommend putting your thumb in your mouth, jumping around and shout things like "son of a *****".
If you do get blood/pressure building up I often used the needle method. It really doesn't hurt that bad. If it's hurting it's likely because you are pushing it in too far. You just need to get the blood out from under your nail, not press it all the way to the bone.
I've used the drill bit method once or twice when I was at the job and didn't have a needle available.
Later in life I got some sage advice from my grandpa (also a carpenter). He said "yeah I used to hit my thumb with a hammer a lot too when I was young. Then I realized it hurt and so I quit doing it."
As a first step I would recommend putting your thumb in your mouth, jumping around and shout things like "son of a *****".
If you do get blood/pressure building up I often used the needle method. It really doesn't hurt that bad. If it's hurting it's likely because you are pushing it in too far. You just need to get the blood out from under your nail, not press it all the way to the bone.
I've used the drill bit method once or twice when I was at the job and didn't have a needle available.
Later in life I got some sage advice from my grandpa (also a carpenter). He said "yeah I used to hit my thumb with a hammer a lot too when I was young. Then I realized it hurt and so I quit doing it."