My Becker bit me.

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NixKustoms

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First off MODS with all due respect and honor and hommage; I think that we should have something like this as a sticky for poops and grins :D


I was out in the back chopping on a good size branch when my BK2 got loose and bit me :D

I think I'll be ok and the knife will be also.
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That's a nibble not a bite:D Glad your alright, we've seen how bad it can get around these parts!
 
Ok so I sharpened it to make sure that it cuts me good next time. :D
 
MyWifeThinksImCrazy said:
First off MODS with all due respect and honor and hommage; I think that we should have something like this as a sticky for poops and grins :D


I was out in the back chopping on a good size branch when my BK2 got loose and bit me :D

I think I'll be ok and the knife will be also.
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Shit man that looks like it's down in the triangle of death. As was already said be more careful.

Nice legs.
 
there's this thing called the femoral artery just a little closer to your BECKER... next time, make sure you're on video when you get the 15 meter spray pattern ;)

okay, seriously! guys? go over to the HI forum, and read the safety post. big knives have odd failure patterns, not unlike axes and swords - glancing is serious. a big glance with force behind it will push that edge right around in a huge arc and well, if you or something you prize is in the way, good bye...

it's amazing the number of avoidable self-inflicted injuries that occur, with perhaps a little fore-thought would have avoid (not saying this is the case this time).

if you are tired, out of shape, the conditions are poor, etc, stop. take stock. slow down. if you are messing up, STOP. change tools, get someone else to do it. if you bleed out, you won't have to worry about snow weasels, exposure, or M00SE. embarrassing accidents are ... avoidable.

play safe! but D0 play.
 
Bladite is right guys. Safety first! No joke. I stopped what I was doing, though about what I was doing and what I could do to make it safer, and put a lanyard on my knife. Normally I don't like 'em but now I'm gonna run one.

And that is my calf not my thigh. As my wife says I have the legs of a god. :D
 
MyWifeThinksImCrazy said:
Bladite is right guys. Safety first! No joke. I stopped what I was doing, though about what I was doing and what I could do to make it safer, and put a lanyard on my knife. Normally I don't like 'em but now I'm gonna run one.

And that is my calf not my thigh. As my wife says I have the legs of a god. :D
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gods don't bleed :)

"ARE. YOU. A. GOD? THEN. DIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

:)
 
I guess I should have taken a pic of the tip of the knife before I sharpened it. It was pretty bad after it hit my leg. :cool:
 
Also you might want to wear a cup, that was pretty close man.

I've been lucky enough to only get bitten on my fingers and hands, it don't take much to hit that edge just right.....
 
Three words: full body armor.
And try biting your BK-9 back.
 
I teach knife basics to folks quite often, and the first hour of the class is safety. The main thing I say over and over again, it on statement that has saved me alot of pain and stitches,

Think about what will happen if the knife lets go.

When working with edged tools, you need to keep in mind, the edge and point are the dangerous parts, and you should always keep them pointed away from your body. When chopping, always use a lanyard, they only take second to make a put on, but can save you ass if a knife slips.

At just slightly under a pound, pointy, sharp and moving, a BK2 can sink in flesh a good 2" before you know you have been damaged.

Be careful guys, and always think first, What will happen if the blade lets go.

Moose
 
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