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rksoon
Thanks for asking about knife use. Information is a friendly power. I have been handling knives for over 55 years & today I have learned A LOT MORE from this thread. It is the "there are no stupid questions" thing, esp. with safety.
As for a hatchet, a BF member (stephen5, Location: Canada) made this & I LOVE IT. When I can afford it (+/- USD160) I will ask him to make one for my wife. Even if you just carry it, it is a beauty.
Little Bag Axe - Hatchet. stephen5, see photo below.
Hatchets are an opposite-hand danger. Many folks have cut into the web of the hand while holding the object of the cut. Try not to hold anywhere near the cut.
Pulling a stuck knife blade (or anything) out of a cut is dangerous. Aforementioned physics apply but I cannot explain. Perhaps others will expound. I pulled a stuck chisel from a doorjamb, physics took over, and my wife drove me to the ER for a bunch of stitches. Missed the thumb tendon by microns as the chisel went through my hand. Ugly bloody physics lesson. That is why Dave28210 had us re-read his excellent tip, The key to safe knife handling is understanding inertia.
Jeff Clark
How did you get so damn smart!
I am helping teach a friends child about knives & I just copied your text (and added a couple of the other posters suggestions) to print next time I get together with Sam. :thumbup:
Great postings all! BF rules!
Maineboatman
Maineboatman at Cox dot net
Thanks for asking about knife use. Information is a friendly power. I have been handling knives for over 55 years & today I have learned A LOT MORE from this thread. It is the "there are no stupid questions" thing, esp. with safety.
As for a hatchet, a BF member (stephen5, Location: Canada) made this & I LOVE IT. When I can afford it (+/- USD160) I will ask him to make one for my wife. Even if you just carry it, it is a beauty.
Little Bag Axe - Hatchet. stephen5, see photo below.
Hatchets are an opposite-hand danger. Many folks have cut into the web of the hand while holding the object of the cut. Try not to hold anywhere near the cut.
Pulling a stuck knife blade (or anything) out of a cut is dangerous. Aforementioned physics apply but I cannot explain. Perhaps others will expound. I pulled a stuck chisel from a doorjamb, physics took over, and my wife drove me to the ER for a bunch of stitches. Missed the thumb tendon by microns as the chisel went through my hand. Ugly bloody physics lesson. That is why Dave28210 had us re-read his excellent tip, The key to safe knife handling is understanding inertia.
Jeff Clark
How did you get so damn smart!
I am helping teach a friends child about knives & I just copied your text (and added a couple of the other posters suggestions) to print next time I get together with Sam. :thumbup:Great postings all! BF rules!
Maineboatman
Maineboatman at Cox dot net
