how badly did you cut yourself by accident with the knife you carried

NSLST said:
I was playing with my boker albatross in the office and accidently cut my palm.
Not a big deal though as the cut is just slightly deeper then a paper cut
But it got me wondering how badly others have cut themselves by accident when playing with their knives.

Had I not carried a knife, that would not have happened. There is indeed increased risk when carrying a knife around/ playing around with a knife
Just like driving a car, no matter how good a driver you are, the more you drive, the higher the chance accident could happen
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My thumb was put back on.....
United Cutlery Rambo first blood part II bowie and yes, they came RAZOR sharp.
 
Was throwing my buddys cheap throwing knife at a pumpkin and it bounced off and stuck me in the arm. Had to get 5 stiches for that one :)
 
Responded to a similar thread a while ago so here it is:

OK.

I purchased a Springfield 1903 rifle @ a gun show in Texas.

As many of you know, they tie the action open @ these shows.

I had been looking for one of these guns for years and they were either too beat up or $$$ for my tastes to purchase them.

When I got home I naturally wanted to remove the tie. I first got a pair of sissors but to use them I might mar the finish (can't have that).

I used an old Swiss Army Knife i've had for years. I was using an overhand grip on the action and actually thought to myself (this is a really bad idea) when the knife cut through the tie "like butter" and into the knuckle of my index finger through and through.

It had obviously invaded the joint and the veins on the thumb side of my hand as it bleed quite profusly. I never felt a thing (sharp knife) and suddenly realized I was bleeding all over my gun (absolutely unacceptable).

I washed the wound and bound it pretty tight; my wife was insistent that I go to the ER but NOT UNTIL I CLEANED THE GUN. I had waited years to obtain it and would not allow rust to ruin it.

My wife still gives me a hard time about it. I nicked some tendons (extensor) as well and still cannot extend the index finger of my left hand completely. I have full function of the hand though.

It causes no issue, the gun is in good shape and I still collect knives (much to my wifes dismay).

That's my story and i'm sticking to it.
 
Was sharpening a Khadka Bonecutter once on the tip and it was difficult to get it pointy so my patience failed me;
I went on faster, free hand to remove more steel and one historic slip, i felt as if something just went past my thumb and the space i was sitting turned into a bad day in Burundi. Blood all over the place and i ran to the sink, trying to clean the wound and it just oozes more.
Got a friend who applied medical superglue and a year after, the scar is now a good reminder that i should go consistent on sharpening.
 
Happened awhile ago on the day I was moving from FL to TX. Had a little tiny knife I kept on my keychain (was a freebie from knifecenter). Was using it to cut open a box, and apparently the person who packaged the box put the packaging inside (forget what it was, but it came in the clear plastic that is sealed all around) right under the box. Unbeknownst to me I was cutting through it and the knife came out of the plastic and it shot forward and up, next thing I know I have a cut down to the bone. That wasn't the end of it though, oh no.
When I finally got to the hospital (went to an emergicare center first -- they said there would be nerve damage so they couldn't help), they started numbing it. After about ten minutes, the guy comes back in, pokes it with a needle and asks me if I felt it, and I did. He numbs it more using the entire syringe. He comes back in about ten minutes later and starts sewing it up, and on the fourth stitch I start feeling it. Of course I sat there and just let him finish, but that sucked. Especially having to drive for 12 hours after :grumpy: . Still can't feel anything on the top or side of that part of my finger. On a completely unrelated note, this is my first post. Been reading around here for awhile, just joined though.
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Ok well no pictures... Quite a while ago I was slashing at the branches of my tree with a 5 inch stiletto (which my friend now owns) and I accidently overextended and stuck myself in the leg about 2 1/2 to 3 inches deep through my jeans.. It bled so bad the blood ran down my leg through my jeans all the way to me foot. Had to go to the hospital and get 6 stiches. Memories... The lady that did my stitches was HOT. That's all I remember :)
 
For this past Christmas I got my first decent folding knife, a Grip. All of the knives I've owned until that point had been liner locks, so I was very used to moving my left hand over to the liner as I would start to close the knife. Of course, an axis lock knife does NOT take two hands to close, and here lies my problem. As I would sit watching TV I would be flicking the knife open and closed, and I'd occasionally have to consciously remind myself not to bring my left hand close to the knife. Well eventually I slipped up, of course. As I was flipping it closed, My left hand travelled right into the path of the blade. Now, although the Grip is smooth enough to just open the lock and have it swing closed, I find it more fun to flick it. Needless to say when the edge met flesh, the skin wasn't enough to stop the swing of the blade! I'm just lucky that it hit the back of my pointer finger, or else it could have seriously opened my hand up. It did hit bone and I made a run for the super glue. Got it sealed up right away. Pretty funny now!

Also a few years ago I made the mistake of getting a finger close to an electric hedge trimmer...oops! Just a shallow cut though.
 
I was cutting thru a zip tie on a treadmill display in front of a customer who just purchased said treadmill, and as the knife finally broke thru the zip tie, it whacked the top of my opposite wrist. Dumb mistake cutting toward myself. Severed the 4 tendons to my fingers. Thumb still worked. After some orthopedic surgery, I was back to using all my digits along with a nice ball of scar tissue in my wrist. That being said, I know 100% I traumatized that poor guys 5 year old kid who witnessed this in the middle of a Sears. Ahhh, the memories......
 
The worst I've ever cut myself was just recently when I received my Cold Steel AK-47. Wasn't used to the mechanics of the wave feature. Went to pull the knife out of my pocket to go through security somewhere and felt something snag on my pocket. It's the thumb plate, of course, but my muscle memory wanted to go "NOPE" and try moving the knife around. Ended up closing it on my thumb. So now I'm standing in line bleeding worse than I think I've ever bled from a finger cut. Get inside, find the first aid station, get a bandage, and... that's it. Cut wasn't actually that bad. Healed in a couple of days.

So the answer to your question is "Not very."
 
cross1178 said:
I was cutting thru a zip tie on a treadmill display in front of a customer who just purchased said treadmill, and as the knife finally broke thru the zip tie, it whacked the top of my opposite wrist. Dumb mistake cutting toward myself. Severed the 4 tendons to my fingers. Thumb still worked. After some orthopedic surgery, I was back to using all my digits along with a nice ball of scar tissue in my wrist. That being said, I know 100% I traumatized that poor guys 5 year old kid who witnessed this in the middle of a Sears. Ahhh, the memories......
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Did something similar two Christmases ago. My wife and I were on our way to a Christmas concert at our church, and she wanted to stop at a Walgreens on the way and get a Sunday paper. She went in ahead of me, and when I walked in, she was trying to get the zip tie loose from one of the bundles (there were none loose). I whipped out my Spyderco Ambitious and hooked the blade under the tie (yes, with the edge towards me, which was stupid). When the tie gave, the knife came up and cut into my left index finger all the way to the bone at the first joint from the knuckle. There was blood everywhere. I ran out to the car and got some napkins (she always keeps a bunch in the car) and tried to stop the bleeding. When I finally got a look at it, there was an inch cut, clean as you could imagine. But we didn't make the concert and instead sat in the ER for 4 hours. I ended up with 6 stitches and a nice little scar. I was lucky that I didn't sever any nerves.
 
I was out clearing trails when it started raining which made the electrical tape handle of the machete slick. I went to go stab the point into a tree so I could have a free hand, I ended up sliding my fingers half way down the sharp machete blade and down to the bown on three fingers. I ran down the trail back to my house with my hand wraped in my shirt. I open the door and yell'd to my mom (I'm 18) "I need a towel I just cut myself!" and the first thing she says is "don't get any blood on my carpet!"... Thanks mom..
 
I was a kid, LT 10, and could afford a fixed blade about 8 inches, but not a large whetstone. My stone was 3-4 inches. It was all broke in and had a dark grey blade which was SHARP. However; I was still sharpening and cut my thumb pad pretty deep. Didn't hurt and then stung like a beeatch. Probably have cut myself 50 times since then but never as badly again.
 
Did this a couple of weeks back. Brand new Zancudo. Dropped it on a tile floor. It sprang open, and flipped in mid air. Stabbed me in the dang foot.
 
I read all these stories (reignman wins the thread for having a thumb sewn back on, now that's Hard Core) and I count my blessings. Nicked myself a few times but nothing to mention.

A few bandaids in a sheath pocket is always a Good Idea.
 
jfalkos said:
For this past Christmas I got my first decent folding knife, a Grip. All of the knives I've owned until that point had been liner locks, so I was very used to moving my left hand over to the liner as I would start to close the knife. Of course, an axis lock knife does NOT take two hands to close, and here lies my problem. As I would sit watching TV I would be flicking the knife open and closed, and I'd occasionally have to consciously remind myself not to bring my left hand close to the knife. Well eventually I slipped up, of course. As I was flipping it closed, My left hand travelled right into the path of the blade. Now, although the Grip is smooth enough to just open the lock and have it swing closed, I find it more fun to flick it. Needless to say when the edge met flesh, the skin wasn't enough to stop the swing of the blade! I'm just lucky that it hit the back of my pointer finger, or else it could have seriously opened my hand up. It did hit bone and I made a run for the super glue. Got it sealed up right away. Pretty funny now!

Also a few years ago I made the mistake of getting a finger close to an electric hedge trimmer...oops! Just a shallow cut though.
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You use both hands to close liner locks?
 
My leatherman cx sliced my right index finger from the last knuckle to almost the tip. As the slice began and I started to feel the burn, I pulled away making it progressively deeper. It was about a half inch long, bled for days, and took weeks to heal. I was cutting a tag off of something. I could have sworn my finger was no where near the blade. I guess I was wrong.
 
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