It's funny, i just realized something about my Knife Knuttish tendencies....
minor cuts (a.k.a "love-bites") don't bother me anymore, in fact, ever since becoming a knife knut, i've developed a more relaxed attitude to inadvertent hemoglobin donation
in the "Before-Time", any form of cut worried me, i'd immediately slather it with Neosporin and slap on a band-aid, worry about keeping the bandage clean, etc... obsessive stuff, constantly peel off the band-aid and re-apply, checking for leaks or re-opening of the cut....
since becoming a knut, i've realized cuts go with the territory and unless a digit is flopping around by a tendon, most (superficial) cuts are nothing to worry about, heck, i'll even inspect the cut, marvel on how clean the edges are, how long it takes for blood to flow, just generally analyze how well my blade performed it's matter-seperation duties, if you handle knives, expect to be cut....
no, i'm not saying there's no reason to be careful, there is, there's a fine line between a minor cut and a bad one, so vigilance is important in bladework, yet accidents can and do happen, it's up to me to minimize their occurance....
now, when i accidentally nick myself, i marvel at the cut, the cleanliness, the lack of pain (many times i just don't feel the cut at all, i keep my knives that sharp....), then grab the nearest convenient bottle of New-Skin or, if that's not available, dermabond/super glue, dab it on the cut and be done with it, i *may* put on a band-aid if it's big enough to require it, but most nips get the Super Glue treatment
i've also found that i have a preference for certain types of band-aids.....
the plastic "sheer strips" are useless to me, not durable enough, i need a minimum of the fabric band-aids, the "Heavy Duty" cloth band-aids are the only ones that i can get to reliably stick to my skin (i must have some Teflon DNA in me, most sheer strips just don't stick to me), i've had good luck with the new "Gummi-Bandages" as well, can typically get 2-3 days off them before my Teflon DNA starts un-sticking them.....
minor cuts just don't bother me anymore.....
what about you?
minor cuts (a.k.a "love-bites") don't bother me anymore, in fact, ever since becoming a knife knut, i've developed a more relaxed attitude to inadvertent hemoglobin donation
in the "Before-Time", any form of cut worried me, i'd immediately slather it with Neosporin and slap on a band-aid, worry about keeping the bandage clean, etc... obsessive stuff, constantly peel off the band-aid and re-apply, checking for leaks or re-opening of the cut....
since becoming a knut, i've realized cuts go with the territory and unless a digit is flopping around by a tendon, most (superficial) cuts are nothing to worry about, heck, i'll even inspect the cut, marvel on how clean the edges are, how long it takes for blood to flow, just generally analyze how well my blade performed it's matter-seperation duties, if you handle knives, expect to be cut....
no, i'm not saying there's no reason to be careful, there is, there's a fine line between a minor cut and a bad one, so vigilance is important in bladework, yet accidents can and do happen, it's up to me to minimize their occurance....
now, when i accidentally nick myself, i marvel at the cut, the cleanliness, the lack of pain (many times i just don't feel the cut at all, i keep my knives that sharp....), then grab the nearest convenient bottle of New-Skin or, if that's not available, dermabond/super glue, dab it on the cut and be done with it, i *may* put on a band-aid if it's big enough to require it, but most nips get the Super Glue treatment
i've also found that i have a preference for certain types of band-aids.....
the plastic "sheer strips" are useless to me, not durable enough, i need a minimum of the fabric band-aids, the "Heavy Duty" cloth band-aids are the only ones that i can get to reliably stick to my skin (i must have some Teflon DNA in me, most sheer strips just don't stick to me), i've had good luck with the new "Gummi-Bandages" as well, can typically get 2-3 days off them before my Teflon DNA starts un-sticking them.....
minor cuts just don't bother me anymore.....
what about you?
