A New Buck 110 Injury For the Books

rhino

rhino

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Hopefully I'm the first dummy to do this to himself, but . . . in case you've done it too, let us all know.

I just opened one of my Waldemart Buck 110s to admire it. I thought I was being careful, using both hands, but then something happened. When it was almost open, the spring was strong enough that the blade "popped" into place. In doing so, the pointiest of Buck 110 points went right into my support hand palm, about half an inch away from where my fingers are attached. The little puncture/cut was so tiny it was almost cute with a commensurately tiny drop of blood to accent the hole after about 20 seconds.

Am I the only one?

rhino is not smart.
 
Okay, if there was any remaining doubt about how not smart rhino is, we have now removed it with certainty.

I was just gently tapping the point with the pad of my index finger and marveling at how pointy it was.

Do I need to actually type what happened?

Here's a poor quality image of the offending point from my flip phone.

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Lol.

The biggest slice of me a Buck ever got was by a 941.

"Wow, a 941 fixed blade got you?....... What's a 941?"

"A spreader knife."......crickets........"those things are sharp!"

"That's not very impressive. That's just stupid. You cut yourself making toast?"

"I was cutting a bagel!"

Lol.
Sigh.
 
GPyro said:
Lol.

The biggest slice of me a Buck ever got was by a 941.

"Wow, a 941 fixed blade got you?....... What's a 941?"

"A spreader knife."......crickets........"those things are sharp!"

"That's not very impressive. That's just stupid. You cut yourself making toast?"

"I was cutting a bagel!"

Lol.
Sigh.
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The ranks of our new club are growing rapidly. Membership tripled in less than an hour!
 
110 auto got me when they first came out. I didn't clear my left hand far enough when I pressed the button, and the blade tip ripped a nice 2" gash into my palm. We got a bleeder here!!! 🤕 Medic!!! :eek: Anyone that has owned one of those knows they open with authority. Ripping thru my hand didn't slow it down in the least.
 
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I've never had a buck folding knife close on me,or injure me in any way,which is one reason I still have them.:thumbsup:
Buck fixed blade is another matter! During a bayonet assault course,my m9 folded,along with about a dozen others!
To say the armorer was not best pleased would be an understatement.
The sebenza 21,bugout and presidio I had until recently are gone simply because the lock failed to do what it was supposed to do!
The sebbie cut my right index finger to the bone between the first and second knuckle.
I dont keep dogs that bite.
 
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Kathy's Dad took me to a hardware store where they sharpened knives on a belt sander. I was closing the Blade one handed and a finger tip got in the way. Slightly smaller than a dime circle cut on the tip and as hard as I tried the little piece of meat would not stay on. That was a miserable summer as every time I picked anything up it hurt..
 
I've told this story before, but it's so relevant to this thread.

Summer 1975. Bow hunting chipmunks in the woods behind our house. Chipmunk spotted on log, straight ahead, 15 yards away, taunting me. Quietly, I drew a wooden arrow from my quiver and as soon as I began to nock the arrow on the bowstring, the plastic nock on the end of the arrow fell off! 😳

No problem, I had a plan - to whittled a new nock into the end of wooden shaft with my trusted Buck Pathfinder! Pinching the arrow with my thumb and index finger, I slowly began to cut the end of the shaft and as soon as I applied a little downward pressure, the razor sharp 440C blade with a beautiful satin finish sliced through the arrow and into the top of my index finger all the way to the bone. 😲 So, I did what every 14 year-old would do. I resheathed my knife, dropped my bow, and ran home to tell my mom. 😧

Next thing I know, I'm at the emergency room (knife still on my belt) about to receive four stitches and thinking, "This is going to hurt. I should probably bite the handle of my knife to help manage the pain." For all you youngsters, this brilliant technique was used by every cowboy who needed to have an Indian arrow removed from a body part. Well, before I could suggest the "knife-in-the-teeth" idea, the doctor was already addressing the wound and my mother was distracting me with an offer to buy ice cream after the doctor was finished. I like ice cream. :)

Today, I still have a half-inch scar on my finger. ☺️

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