My sheath making on hold...

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I think sheath makers are a cursed brotherhood. I have 8 sheaths molded sitting on my work bench. All they need is to be cut and drilled for the eyelets and rivets. Unfortunately, last Friday, I had to break into my own house and whilst opening the deadbolt with my multitool (using the serrated blade because it grips the slide better) I blinked and the blade went right through my index finger and staright to the bone. Since I don't have a car right now, going to the hospital wasn't an option. I finished getting the door open and went inside to inspect the damage and clean myself up. I went into the bathroom, turned on the faucet, grabbed the counter with my other hand, Spread the wound open with my middle finger and thumb on the injurred hand, and held it under the water. That's when I saw how deep it really was. I almost barfed on it. It looked pretty bad. Then I get the peroxide out and poured it in the hole. Next came another dose of water to flush it out again. This is after I had stopped the bleeding and before I had to stop it again. At that point, it was as clean as it was going to get and I knew I had to close it up with something. As I have not yet perfected the art of giving myself stitches, I went with the next best thing, ...superglue. Then wrapped it up and smoked a cigarette. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt at all unless I whacked it on something or otherwise put pressure on it. I kept opening a little part of the wound up periodically to drain it and it seemed to help a lot. Tuesday, I got my first chance to go to the doctor. The office is right next to my job so I just walked over. The doctor is a customer of mine so he saw me right away.

Dr. West: What can I do for ya?
Me: I need a tetnis shot (spelling)
Dr. West: Why?
Me: I cut myself
Dr. West: Let me see it.
Me: No.
Dr. West: Take off the dressing and let me have a look at it.
Me: No.
Dr. West: Stop being a bitch.
Me: Ok.

I took off the bandage and showed it to him. He said, "thats a damn fine cleaning job. You've done this before." I said, "Yep. I think it'll scar up nice." "well it's healing just fine. Just keep an eye on it. Looks like you know what you're doing." Then he had his super mega hot Asian nurse give me my tetnis shot.

Anyways, as it pertains to the sheaths, my finger still isn't 100% and it's really difficult to cut and drill with the precision that I need to do it and for it to come out clean. I do it all free hand and I'm having a really hard time doing it with my finger all mummied up. As soon as it heals up a little better and stays closed, I'll finish them up. Just wanted to give you guys a heads up though cause I know I had said I'd be running full tilt boogy by this past weekend. Don't worry though. I'm a quick healer so I'll be back at it in no time.

Peace out.
Keep it rizzeal.
 
Well. Thats twice today you've made my crappy day seem a bit less crappy :)
Do yourself a favor and don't try to cook anything. :D
 
man.. you're just getting hammered dude...:o good luck with the rest of your day..:thumbup:
 
Cut the crap out of my leg last week with a khukuri.

Cleaned it up and closed it up with superglue. Saved myself from stitches and a med center visit.

I always keep a tube of it in my first aid kit. :thumbup:

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Those pants look even cooler now. ;)

Sorry about the lack of pictures. I actually thought about taking some, but discovered the camera wasn't charged. It really sucks because it was a perfect example of how bone looks different in real life than it does in movies with cut flesh around it.

The rest of the day went great. I've been a selling machine at the bike shop lately with the Spring fever so the cut finger was a pretty small setback in an otherwise really good week. Even the Wildcat Creek incident was more of a fun exercise in real world survival in what could have been a panic situation rather than a serious and scary ordeal. I try to look at these situations as small training scenerios for bigger problems that will require me to keep a cool head and problem solve. It helps me to look at them that way. ...keeps me from crapping my pants. At my age, that's not as accepted as it used to be.

Edit: Not in this country anyways. My Scottish friend assures me that as long as I'm drunk and in Glasgow (sp), its excusable.
 
Dylside,

I'll be in touch this weekend about visiting your neighborhood. I'm in need of some lefty friendly sheaths.

Get that finger in working order soon.

Chris
 
Rupestris said:
Dylside,

I'll be in touch this weekend about visiting your neighborhood. I'm in need of some lefty friendly sheaths.

Get that finger in working order soon.

Chris
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haha I'm doing my best. I can only center so much healing chi at a time.
 
Well it could be worse; at least you have a cool doctor and a hot nurse.

Sounds like you’ll heal-up alright. Best wishes.
 
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