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For thoses of you who don't follow the newsgroup, there has been a running thread on injuries, which I've been asked to contribute to ;-)
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This past Sunday the wife and I picked out and cut down our Christmas
tree. Not the usual 8' monster, but just a normal 6.5' toy tree. Arrived
in the driveway. Decided that I'd poke the necessary holes in the base
of the stump (for proper capillary action) with my Sebenza. On the third
full force stab, the tree rolled and my left hand followed it. Only
reason I knew it didn't hit the tree was the lack of the satisfying
"thunk" and the replacement sound of a sickly "squish" that was the meat
between the thumb and forefinger. I quickly clamped down on it with
right hand and told wife to get ready for a trip to the Emergency Room,
but not before noticing that the muscle and fatty tissue had risen up
above normal skin level by about 1/2".
The cut was about, oh, 1/3"-1/2" deep and about 1.5" long. Rather
disconcerting to see one's own muscle...Took a couple of internal
stitches and 11 externals to close it, not to mention the 5 hours in the
ER. And I have to see a surgeon to make sure nothing vital was severed
(doesn't seem so).
I'm just thankful I wasn't using a pointier knife- would have gone clean
THROUGH my hand. Also, thankful the Sebenza was as sharp as I keep it-
nice clean cut- didn't hurt at all... until after 3 hours of squeezing
it to try to stop the bleeding. And, in case anyone is wondering, the
Sebenza lock held up fine on full force stabs- in tree AND flesh (thus
proving for doubters it can be an effective defensive weapon!). Sure
does make typing a pain, however....
Wonder if the Christmas tree should have a label saying DO NOT STAB or if the Sebenza should come with a card- "not for stabbing Chrsitmas trees." ;-)
Top that!
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Regards,
Tim
Nor'east Knives
There are two rules for ultimate success in life.
Never tell everything you know.
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This past Sunday the wife and I picked out and cut down our Christmas
tree. Not the usual 8' monster, but just a normal 6.5' toy tree. Arrived
in the driveway. Decided that I'd poke the necessary holes in the base
of the stump (for proper capillary action) with my Sebenza. On the third
full force stab, the tree rolled and my left hand followed it. Only
reason I knew it didn't hit the tree was the lack of the satisfying
"thunk" and the replacement sound of a sickly "squish" that was the meat
between the thumb and forefinger. I quickly clamped down on it with
right hand and told wife to get ready for a trip to the Emergency Room,
but not before noticing that the muscle and fatty tissue had risen up
above normal skin level by about 1/2".
The cut was about, oh, 1/3"-1/2" deep and about 1.5" long. Rather
disconcerting to see one's own muscle...Took a couple of internal
stitches and 11 externals to close it, not to mention the 5 hours in the
ER. And I have to see a surgeon to make sure nothing vital was severed
(doesn't seem so).
I'm just thankful I wasn't using a pointier knife- would have gone clean
THROUGH my hand. Also, thankful the Sebenza was as sharp as I keep it-
nice clean cut- didn't hurt at all... until after 3 hours of squeezing
it to try to stop the bleeding. And, in case anyone is wondering, the
Sebenza lock held up fine on full force stabs- in tree AND flesh (thus
proving for doubters it can be an effective defensive weapon!). Sure
does make typing a pain, however....
Wonder if the Christmas tree should have a label saying DO NOT STAB or if the Sebenza should come with a card- "not for stabbing Chrsitmas trees." ;-)
Top that!
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Regards,
Tim
Nor'east Knives
There are two rules for ultimate success in life.
Never tell everything you know.