Got the Sebenza bite!

Ernie1980 said:
Nice regular! We are all bound to get bit eventually, not that it makes it any more fun...
I assume that since you didn't mention it you did not need stitches, correct?
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I take each cut as a learning opportunity. Experience is the best teacher!
No, no stitches. I could have gotten some, possibly. It was too late in the day to go all the way to town, though. In the morning, it was too well healed to worry about it.
 
Ferahgo said:
No, I don't mean that I am now buying these knives like a mad man. I mean my Sebenza bit me. We keep our produce outside, as it is quite cold out here. I was slicing up an apple, but parts of it are different hardness levels, due to the cold. So, when I was going through it, the knife slipped. Aaannd this happened.
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It really made me appreciate the sharpness of these blades.
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When I was 6 or 7 way back when my Dad gave me my first knife, which I had been bugging him for. He told me to be careful and not cut myself. First thing I did was grab an apple and head outdoors to cut it up. Sure enough I sliced myself! Hell no, I did not tell him (nor Mom) in fear they would take it away - and I've been hook on knives ever since.
 
Vaporstang said:
When I was 6 or 7 way back when my Dad gave me my first knife, which I had been bugging him for. He told me to be careful and not cut myself. First thing I did was grab an apple and head outdoors to cut it up. Sure enough I sliced myself! Hell no, I did not tell him (nor Mom) in fear they would take it away - and I've been hook on knives ever since.
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I have my family convinced this was a fence setting accident

8 years now. In fact, it is from processing some chicken with my SAK tinker. That knife, in fact, was my first as well.
 
Is that a regular Seb with a Classic blade?

Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you heal up well and soon.

Back in June, I severely lacerated the extensor tendon on the back of my right index finger, right on the last joint, when, not thinking, I unlocked my CS Code 4, and the blade slammed shut onto it. My hand/finger was at the worst possible spot; the belly of the blade bit in. And that part of the finger is not covered with muscle or other padding. I was out of work for 4 months (I'm a massage therapist). Had to go to therapy to regain the ROM and strength of my finger. Still working on it, though its function is pretty much back to normal now. The end of the finger still does not completely extend straight out. My physical therapist told me it might take up to a year from the injury for it to return to fully normal.

I've learned my lesson. Although I'd been bitten by knives before, that was by far the most serious, and the only one that required going to urgent care. I've learned to treat my knives like "pet" wild animals; always treat them with a cautious respect. *In my own case*, I had become complacent around my knives due to familiarity with blades in general. I won't say I'll never get bitten again, but it won't be due to being lackadaisical.

Jim
 
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James Y said:
Is that a regular Seb with a Classic blade?

Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you heal up well and soon.

Back in June, I severely lacerated the extensor tendon on the back of my right index finger, right on the last joint, when, not thinking, I unlocked my CS Code 4, and the blade slammed shut onto it. My hand/finger was at the worst possible spot; the belly of the blade bit in. And that part of the finger is not covered with muscle or other padding. I was out of work for 4 months (I'm a massage therapist). Had to go to therapy to regain the ROM and strength of my finger. Still working on it, though its function is pretty much back to normal now. The end of the finger still does not completely extend straight out. My physical therapist told me it might take up to a year from the injury for it to return to fully normal.

I've learned my lesson. Although I'd been bitten by knives before, that was by far the most serious, and the only one that required going to urgent care. I've learned to treat my knives like "pet" wild animals; always treat them with a cautious respect. *In my own case*, I had become complacent around my knives due to familiarity with blades in general. I won't say I'll never get bitten again, but it won't be due to being lackadaisical.

Jim
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It is indeed!

That sounds extremely painful. I have had some bad nips, but nothing I would call an full blown bite.
 
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