It's true, dull knives are safer most of the time!

[Samael]

The next knife craze will be the tactical folding butter knife! Just you wait.

Maybe in England - it wouldn't surprise me. Pfffft.

 

[knerd]

Maybe in England - it wouldn't surprise me. Pfffft.

They can't lock though.

 

[Samael]

They can't lock though.

Yeah. Because, God forbid, somebody might get hurt. Oh, please, don't get me started.

 

[BryFry]

It sounds like a lot of people don't know the meaning of the word accident. And if you can't see that a razor sharp knife is going to do more damage when an accident occurs then you are being close minded. In fact most are arguing that a sharp knife cuts easier with less force.

So when that accident does happen, the cut WILL be worse than if it was a dull knife. That is the point of a sharp knife.

I like my knives as sharp as I can get them. But I also know that when an accident does happen down the road, I will more likely be going to get stitches with a razor sharp knife, and hopefully won't sever something where I need surgery. I use knives a lot so there is a pretty good chance that something not planned for will happen eventually resulting in spilled blood.

You can preach all you want about safety and the correct way to handle a knife but that is not going to stop you from being cut when someone bumps into you at the wrong time. And by the very argument everyone is making, the cut is going to be worse with a sharp knife than a dull one.

I will take being cut with a dull knife because more than likely it will barely draw blood instead of going to the bone. Sure if you get a crush injury with a dull knife it is going to hurt, but that same force applied to a sharp blade would probably remove a body part.

It sounds to me like Jeff Clark is talking about accidents happening when the knives are not in use. So I agree that a dull knife is going to cause less damage and therefore be safer than a sharp one.

Wow! An honest, serious answear from somone with some common sense! :thumbup:

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

It sounds to me like Jeff Clark is talking about accidents happening when the knives are not in use. So I agree that a dull knife is going to cause less damage and therefore be safer than a sharp one.

He was at first...

For years I have been arguing with people who hardly ever use a knife and never use them correctly that sharp knives are safer. In reality for those people sharp knives are a menace to have around. What a fool I've been.

but then....

My son's fiancee recently cut herself with one of my knives. It was not in use. She reached into the large knife drawer and bumped into a knife next to the one she was reaching for.

While it might not have been in use , in the above case , it was the storage method combined with the inattentiveness of his sons fiancee' that caused her to get cut , would she not have got cut if the knife was duller ( is that a word ) ? Perhaps , perhaps not. A knife has an edge and a handle , you reach for the handle , not the edge.

Point being , you can't really make the object safer , however we as users can store the object more safely , control the object more safely and educate others more effectively on how to do the same things.

If someone bumps into you when you are working with a knife , that is the fault of the user , a simple " Hey dude , I am working with a sharp knife here , back off " would help..as well as the fault of the other person for not paying attention to where the heck they are going.

Accidents are few and far between , someone is more often than not at fault , then it is negligence , not an accident. Carelessness and negligence are not the same , though both can be in play at the same time.

Many people talk about responsible firearm ownership , or even dog ownership , its about time we all begin to think a lot more on responsible knife ownership.

 

[Gadgetaholic]

Sharp knives don't cut people.
People cut themselves on sharp knives!

It's important to realise & understand the difference.

 

[FlaMtnBkr]

He was at first...


but then....



While it might not have been in use , in the above case , it was the storage method combined with the inattentiveness of his sons fiancee' that caused her to get cut , would she not have got cut if the knife was duller ( is that a word ) ? Perhaps , perhaps not. A knife has an edge and a handle , you reach for the handle , not the edge.

Point being , you can't really make the object safer , however we as users can store the object more safely , control the object more safely and educate others more effectively on how to do the same things.

If someone bumps into you when you are working with a knife , that is the fault of the user , a simple " Hey dude , I am working with a sharp knife here , back off " would help..as well as the fault of the other person for not paying attention to where the heck they are going.

Accidents are few and far between , someone is more often than not at fault , then it is negligence , not an accident. Carelessness and negligence are not the same , though both can be in play at the same time.

Many people talk about responsible firearm ownership , or even dog ownership , its about time we all begin to think a lot more on responsible knife ownership.

So you have never been in a car wreck, never been to the emergency room, never broken a bone, and don't keep a first aid kit around? Even if it wasn't your fault, you were still involved in it?

I don't know maybe you're perfect but I'm not and I'm ok with that. I know there have been times when I have slipped with a dull kitchen knife and not been cut, or not bad. I also know I have had a knife fall on the floor, hit and come open, and then bounce and hit my foot splitting the top wide open. Had I not just sharpened it I probably would have got away with a small cut and not exposed the insides of my foot.

Anyways, this could be argued back and forth for a long time. I just know that a sharp knife is more efficient at cutting and is going to do more damage when it contacts flesh. So to me, more damage means it is more dangerous. And just like I know it is more likely to die in an accident while driving fast I'm still going to use the interstate when I travel. I'm also going to use a sharp knife because it is more efficient even though it will cut me worse if it decides to bite me.

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

Now you are getting ridiculous , please re-read. No where did I say I didn't , of course I have , but it wasn't due to an accident , it was due to negligence ( yes sometimes on my part ) , my point , regardless if it was car accident , bike crash , or knife cut , it was the person who was responsible , not the car , bike or knife.

Like the lady who sued McDonald's over the hot coffee , that she spilled , while driving. Was it the fault of the coffee ? The cup ? Nope , once again , end user.

Responsibility is what I am getting at.

 

[FlaMtnBkr]

Now you are getting ridiculous , please re-read. No where did I say I didn't , of course I have , but it wasn't due to an accident , it was due to negligence ( yes sometimes on my part ) , my point , regardless if it was car accident , bike crash , or knife cut , it was the person who was responsible , not the car , bike or knife.

Like the lady who sued McDonald's over the hot coffee , that she spilled , while driving. Was it the fault of the coffee ? The cup ? Nope , once again , end user.

Responsibility is what I am getting at.

I wasn't trying to be ridiculous but I thought we were talking about a sharp knife being inherently more dangerous (causing more damage) than a dull one. Of course being responsible can cut down on accidents, but it doesn't stop them and it doesn't lessen the damage of a razor sharp knife.

Like I said the little points can be argued back and forth for a long time.