Case, Christmas...and Kevlar?

71rockstar

71rockstar

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So, the old lady has been expressing an interest in learning to whittle for a while now so for Xmas one of her gifts was a cool Case with zebra handles and a book on whittling. After making sure she read through the book I went over knife safety with her about a thousand times. She assured me that all was good, and began work on her first project (a bear if anyone cares...) as I watched and reinforced safety suggestions. I went off to take a shower, and....you guessed it....10 minutes later we were on our way to the hospital to get her nearly severed freakin' fingertip stitched up. Index finger on her CUTTING hand...not sure how she managed to pull it off but somehow the blade closed on her with her finger in the way...
So....now what? Should I assume that this is what she needed to truly understand knife safety and let her try again? Or should I get some type of fingerguards or kevlar gloves for her to wear when she wants to use her knife? (Or should I confiscate the knife and add it to my collection? :) )

Have a safe and happy New Year everyone!
 
I would encourage her to try again if she wants to.

I would not force the issue.

Above all, do not tease her about it. Teasing is the number one root cause of divorce.
 
Hi 71rockstar -

Ouch - that sucks! My wife has a history of cutting herself with our kitchen knives (cutco mostly).

Maybe you should get her a locking blade or fixed blade for her whittling.

You did give her a great gift though - good job!

best regards-

mqqn
 
Get her some gauntlet or other whittling gloves. They will prevent cuts, even if technique is wrong.
 
i would just explain that accidents happen, not to stress about it, and as long as she keeps safety first hopefully none of the accidents are major. I don't know any knife people who don't have at least on or two (if not a half dozen or more) self-inflicted knife scars.
 
Non-locking knives are a historical anachronism. Eventually all the old guys will die off and Case will finally go out of business. ;) Folders are always a lousy choice (functionally speaking) when compared to fixed blades. Non-locking folders are even more so.

I carry a slipjoint for public display, but you can be damned sure I don't use if for anything even remotely difficult to cut. Any knife for serious use has to have a lock as far as I'm concerned. Yes, I know locks can fail, and I always use a knife as if it doesn't have a lock, but that's just good practice. On the rare occasion I actually cut something with a slipjoint I am extremely leery of applying much pressure in ANY direction, even in the direction it's supposed to cut.

Do her a favor and get her a locking blade. And don't give her any grief about this little incident. Knarfing is right--no good can ever come from it. :)
 
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