How many people have lost fingers because their knife locks failed?

Originally posted by Lefty
...lowering my risk further by swearing off liner locks completely.
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A man after my own heart. How did those damn things get started, anyway? Michael Walker should be banished, but it's too late now I guess. Seems we were doing just fine with lockbacks, and when designed right, they're just as easy to open one-handed. Now we have these weak-a$$ things that wobble and fail when you least expect.

Of course, I've never had a problem with a slipjoint, and I've field dressed and butchered scores of game animals with 'em. Bet Lefty has, too. My attitude with any "locking" folder is to treat it like a slipjoint, and try my best not to rely on the lock at all.

-w
 
Because of my knife hobby and even more so my carelessness, I have one scar mid-index finger, right hand (Case,Sharktooth). And loss of feeling of the tip of my left hand index finger (CRKT,Stiff Kiss).

But Ive still got em all...Im only counting the ones that I had to get stitches for, many of other "almost" needed stitches cuts

I'll keep my fingers crossed that I dont do it again, I'll keep em crossed too for you who cant anymore...:D
 
I dunno why I'm posting this but here goes...

I took the end of my index finger off with a Leopard Cub(Benchmade). I had just finsihed cleaning it and set it aside on the bathroom sink. I turned around see what my dog was barking at(she was lying at my feet). And my elbow bumped it. It was one of those slow-motion times. I saw the knife begin to fall, and I grabbed at it, didn't want it stabbin my dog. Well, my catch was succesful, dog was fine, but a dime sized chunk of flesh was hanging by a thread. I caught the stupid thing by the blade, and tightend my grip. Fingernail stopped the blade from cuttin all the way thru. Hurt soooo bad. Took weeks for the fingertip to heal up correctly. Knivesare now closed at all times unless being sharpened, or used. Fixed blades stay in sheath.
 
Have never seen or heard of a digit amputation from a knife except for a distal tip amputation from chopping.

Most common knife wounds I see are from cutting bagels closely followed by cardboard boxes. No joke.

Power tools are a whole 'nother ballgame though...........
 
Walt Welch said that he saw some cases of folders causing amputations in this thread. I don't doubt that such a thing would be possible, but it's got to be extremely rare; you'd have to use a lot of force.
 
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