Afternoon with the BK2 (warning: if you can't stand the sight of blood, don't look!)

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My new Micarta scales for my 2 came in the mail today, so I decided to have some fun with the "Companion".

Took a few pictures first.





The scales fell great but they didn't quite line up with the handle.
They overlap the back of the handle about 1/32"



But, I don't like to nitpick, so no big deal.





I had quite a bit of wood to chop up for my fire pit so I figured I'd get a good feel for the new scales.
Now I know the 2 wasn't the best tool for the job, and I do have blades better suited for chopping the dead fall I had piled up, but I decided I would put my 2 to the test.

The 2 worked surprisingly well as a chopper, and it made short work of the small dead trees I had to chop up.
I had a lager 5" thick tree I saved for last, so I was just chopping the small branches with ease. But since I was by my pond the mosquito's were starting to really get to me, and I momentarily got careless.

....................................then I chopped a little more than a branch.
I got my left index finger right below the knuckle with a good chop.

I spent the next half hour trying to slow the bleeding enough to glue it shut with super glue.
After several failed attempts I called it quits and drove to the ER for a few stitches.

I didn't take any pics of the wound because I was too busy applying pressure so I wouldn't bleed all over the house and tick off my wife, but I got pictures of the aftermath.

I guess I lucked out with only 4 stitches, since the 2 is an indestructible train wrecker.



And here's what I used to keep the bleeding under control.





In the end I'm loving the new scales, and I'm loving the BK2 even more.

I'd hate to see what would have happened if I did this with a 9.:eek:
 
Dude awesome pics!!! Sry bout the finger but looks to be in a good spot to heal ok!! And I'm with u a 9 would have well we know the out come would have been slightly different!! Hope you heal quick and get to enjoy the rest of the summer
 
Thanks.
It all worked out well in the end. I got to keep the tools the doctor used to stitch me up (forceps, scissors, tweezers,ect.)
And I got out of the ER in time to get some ice cream at DQ before they closed.

By next weekend I can remove the stitches with my new scissors and tweezers, and I'll have a new little scar to show for my brush with the mighty BK2.
 
awsome pics and yeah 4 stitches aint bad could have cut your finger clean off!
 
If it had been a 9 it might have cleaved you in half!

I always remember back in the day, riding and wrecking the heck out of 4 wheelers, 3, wheelers, and motorcycles, my brother in law told me as I was dusting the dirt off, "If you're not wrecking, you're not ridin."

I do not know if there is any truth to all that, but the same can be applied to a lot of things... If its worth anything it might just make you feel better. ;)
 
It's awesome to see some of the cool sh/t people can do with their Beckers.;)

Love it!!
 
acerpower said:
Thanks.
It all worked out well in the end. I got to keep the tools the doctor used to stitch me up (forceps, scissors, tweezers,ect.)
And I got out of the ER in time to get some ice cream at DQ before they closed.

By next weekend I can remove the stitches with my new scissors and tweezers, and I'll have a new little scar to show for my brush with the mighty BK2.
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Did you get yourself a nice little pair of Hemostats in the disposable kit?? Those things are an invaluable tool.

Especially if you have children, they took a penny out of my sinus cavity when I was a child lol.
 
Nice bro! ive been learning how to suture and waiting for an opportunity like this for practice..... did you get any blood on your scales?
 
Nice! Great scales. I poked myself in the arm with my 17 the first time I used it to clear brush so I'm with ya there 😊 glad you liked the 2 though!

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stvpourciau said:
Did you get yourself a nice little pair of Hemostats in the disposable kit?? Those things are an invaluable tool.

Especially if you have children, they took a penny out of my sinus cavity when I was a child lol.
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Yep, got the strait, and the curved ones.
They're also good for removing hooks from panfish.
 
Call_to_Arms said:
Nice bro! ive been learning how to suture and waiting for an opportunity like this for practice..... did you get any blood on your scales?
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Somehow I managed to keep the scales clean, but I managed to get blood everywhere else. My wife was less than thrilled.

I've definitely cut myself much worse than this.
When I was 18 I took off a fingertip, and a chunk off another finger with a chop saw(miter saw)
I was cutting a few hundred pieces off wood and my boss didn't want me to burn out the break on his saw, so he had me keep my finger on the trigger the whole time. After a hundred or so pieces I must have gotten careless, and the saw bit my fingers.

I must say, in my years as a woodworker I've seen far worse. I've had to look for some poor guy's severed fingers before.
Glad I still have 10 digits.
 
Next time use a BK13 to slice some small holes in the skin next to the cut and then use orange paracord to stitch it up !!!!!!!
 
Great pics, those scales look great.
Glad your OK and still have your digits in tact! Now go finish that 5" tree:D
 
I thought about finishing that last tree and lighting a fire tonight, but the mosquito are brutal.
I was just out there and I got swarmed.
That's the biggest downfall to having my firepit right near my pond.
I suppose there's always DEET, but the kids and my wife are already in bed, and I don't feel like sitting by the fire alone tonight.
 
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