Ever been accidently cut by a tip-up or tip-down knife?

[cerulean]

It might be interesting to see a poll on this topic.

Personally, I haven't been cut by either. I think I might have had a tip up knife open in my pocket once, but it didn't cut me.

 

[brownie0486]

Yes, tip up on linerlocks

No to tip up or down with lockbacks.

Brownie

 

[WadeF]

I've had tip down knives open in my pocket, but luckily I wasn't cut. In this situation I'd be more worried about my leg being cut rather than my hand or fingers.

I think pocket placement is key with tip up. It's gotta be in the pocket so the spine of the blade is tight up against the seam of the pocket. Not where the edge side of the blade (non opening side of the knife) is against the seam. If you carry this way you are foolish, an idiot, and deserve to be cut!

 

[Architect]

Yes - and only one word to describe it:

Sebenza!

 

[SharpOne]

WHat EXACTLY do u mean by tip up or tip down? as in if the blade is pointing up or point downwards when it is clipped on my pocket?

 

[Keith Montgomery]

I have received a couple of minor cuts from tip up carry. Nothing serious, but it makes you cautious.

 

[Wunderbar]

I once took the pocket clip off of my Mini AFCK and carried it tip up in my pocket. A key got lodged in the hole and it opened the blade. I found out the hard way.

 

[cerulean]

WHat EXACTLY do u mean by tip up or tip down? as in if the blade is pointing up or point downwards when it is clipped on my pocket?

Yes, sir. By "tip-up" carry, I mean that the point of the blade is pointing up when the folded knife is clipped in your pocket. "Tip-down" is the reverse; the blade is pointing down (the point of the blade would be near the bottom of your pocket instead of the top).

 

[JimConnell]

Yep, cut by a tip down carry that opened in my pocket.

Jim

 

[patrickb]

Yes, I've been cut but not due to tip up or down carry or from the knife opening in pocket. More along the lines of knifesturbating and catching a tip of finger while not paying attention and getting a minor slice from a hair-popping sharp blade. In these cases, I don't realize I've been cut until I see blood.

-pb

 

[me2]

Cut by a tip up lockback, but the blade didnt open. It had been sharpened until the tip wasnt in the handle anymore. In retrospect, I suppose I shouldnt have been carrying it at all.

 

[Planterz]

Yes, by a tip-down CRKT Red Dog. The same POS that had the linerlock fail on me and take a 3-stitch bite out of my index. I'd sooner carry a disease than another CRKT.

 

[tknife]

My SERE 2000 thumb stud gets easily caught on my pocket when drawing and partially opens. I got lucky the first time and got a small cut on my knuckle, my fingernail took the brunt. Now I'm more carefull when I draw it.

 

[fulloflead]

Yes, I've had a knife carried tip down cut me.

It was the CRKT Urban Shark. It has a serrated thumb ramp. I reached into the bottom of my pocket for something and as I pulled my hand out, the heel of my hand caught the serrated thumb ramp which opened the knife which, in turn, opened me like a zipper. (Sounded like one too.)

 

[cmd]

My first and worst self-inflicted cut was sharpening a machete (I worked as a surveyor for a while in highschool, good job) and had the tip pushed into the trunk latch of our work car. I had the butt of the handle pushed into my belly and the blade bend slightly from the pressure. I was sharpening it by pulling a steel file across the blade.

Yes, I know better now, but that was how all of the old guys did it...

A buddy of mine walked around the back of the car and accidently bumped my elbow at just the wrong time. My left index finger still has the scar where I pulled it up the freshly sharpened blade.

Then there was the time I was making thin lemon slices with a fillet knife. Fillet knives are flexible and should not be used for slicing, as I found out when a small correction in the line of the cut on my part caused the blade to bend over the tip of my thumb. Took the tip and part of the fingernail cleanly off and the lemon juice probably helped to disinfect it. Weird, but no scar from that one.

The worst I ever saw was a guy slip just a little while cutting bone-in pork chops on a band saw and basically split his index and middle fingers all the way up to his palm. The darned thing followed right between the bones and did not even cut tendons.

I'm sure you all have more interesting stories, but my point is that you learn from from your own mistakes and others as well. Here is the most important lesson I have learned so far: always know where your body is, where the blade is, and try your best to anticipate where they might meet.

Tip up or tip down, be aware.

Chris

 

[Runsalone]

It might be interesting to see a poll on this topic.

Personally, I haven't been cut by either. I think I might have had a tip up knife open in my pocket once, but it didn't cut me.

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[Tech a Billy]

Yes, tip up. I carry my small double thumbstud Sebenza inside the waistband. A stud caught on my waistband when drawing the knife, partially opening the blade. Cut my thumb and the back of my shirt. I'm much more careful now.

 

[fulloflead]

Oh, wait, one more!

I had a tip-up Protech Magic (automatic with coil spring) open while clipped to my pocket, TWICE. It didn't cut me but it was MOTHER of a problem to get worked out! Especially trying to do it discretely in a bar full of people on New Year's Eve!

 

[dayuhan13]

Never been cut by either.

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