If you had to perform an emergency circumcision...

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With a nod to Cerulean
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What knife would you use?

Regards -- Shades

P.S: Thanks for the idea Cerulean

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Ewwwwww.... I dont think any knife other than a scalpal would work. I know if I was the one receiving the circumcision I wouldn't want the person performing it to use a knife.

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WAVE and SAK give you all kinds of options, according to the needs of the moment. This is a very personal thing, so the instrument should be a personal thing too: saw, scissors, serrated blade, file, awl, wire cutters, magnifying glass used in conjunction with energy from the sun, etc.

Indeed, it's a very personal thing.

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--Beethoven on his deathbed (and you thought nobody but you was insecure . . . )
 
If I'm not mistaken there is a story in the Bible about the Hebrew army circumcising each man before he went into battle. How would you like to fight the enemy with a fresh circumcision? What type of knife would you use to perform a battlefield emergency circumcision? A Ka-Bar?
Strange thoughts for strange minds.
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My father did me with a large Loveless big bear sub-hilt. If I had to do it though I would use a Stockman's spey blade.
Bob
 
If I remember the venue correctly from an old SNL schtick, it must be performed by an aging rabbi in the back of a Royal Deluxe Mark IV.

Those of you who rememember the skit will remember the voice of satisfaction as the perfect stroke was performed while traveling over railroad ties:

"Poifect!"
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And 'fess up, you guys, most of y'all coulda been circumcised with a Spydie Ladybug!!!
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Duckin' and Runnin',

Blues

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On the bus.

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Isn`t "emergency circumcision" sort of an oxymoron? What sort of "emergency" is that? I guess if you had some uncontrolable infection during a two week hunting trip in the wilderness of Alaska, then I guess maybe you`d have to perform an "emergency circumcision".

I think I`d like a Microtech or Dalton. And something withOUT serrations!!!

 
I've rethought my position on this. I don't think the SAK or WAVE would be the right choice anymore.

Authenticity demands the traditional instrument, either a bronze axe or a flint knife.

The key then isn't the choice of blade; it's the choice of narcotic.

Know what? This topic redefines the word FLINCH.
 
Why in heck did I venture into this thread? Pherhaps by some call-of-the-wild perverted humor?

haha
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SteveB; there is actually a condition which demands an immediate circumcision. It is called phimosis. This means that the foreskin has tightened around the erect phallus, creating a tourniquet-like effect. It is fairly uncommon, but I have seen about 8 or 10 cases in humans.

I was at the emergency vets one night with a sick cat, and the vet brought by a Great Dane that had phimosis. It was a humbling experience for me, although I now know why they call them 'Great.'
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Walt,

Thank goodness you popped in here
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! Who else could have given this thread a semblance of legitimacy?

While we're at it... isn't there a name for the <humpf> "utensil" you Doc's use to perform this <eeerrr> skin removal with?
It's not a scalpal either.
-=[Bob]=-

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I think i would use a stihl 038.........j\k
probably a new razor blade would do the trick!
 
Ouch!!! Sure glad my memory doesn't stretch back that far.
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I guess a Mad Dog Panther would work well.
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