I have a Wicked Edge Sharpener...I don't like using it much as it was a gift and I only use it to re-profile a new edge on a knife that basically comes messed up new from a factory made usually in the far east!! This was the case in a made in taiwan Cold Steel knife I purchased for a relative bargain. Instead of sending it back I decided to grind the bevel right because it came with one bevel on one side at about 30 degrees and the other bevel on the other side was about 18-20 degrees. I decided I would put a 15 degree bevel on each side as a secondary edge and then put a 19 degree tertiary edge on the main edge so it will be easily resharpened on my Spyderco Sharpmaker later in life.
While using the sharpener the abrasive slipped off in such a way that it went flying up and I tried to correct it and over corrected it by twisting it trying to not lose it. Well that twisting motion was just enough to cut my pinky finger at the top corner right through the skin and nail when it came down on the blade's edge. I was very unhappy I could not stop the bleeding and had to go to the Emergency room to get a synthetic pad placed on the top of my new fresh cut skin avulsion. I hope the Wicked Edge guys put some sort of stop pin or hand guard on it's "mouse trap" to keep your fingers safer if it twistes the wrong way by mistake. It is dangerous and I hope you guys are careful. I am not blaming the Wicked Edge company or anything as it was an accident, but I think they can design future products safer next time around or issue a recall to send out hand guard attachments to the diamond stones. Needless to say I will not be using it much anymore.
While using the sharpener the abrasive slipped off in such a way that it went flying up and I tried to correct it and over corrected it by twisting it trying to not lose it. Well that twisting motion was just enough to cut my pinky finger at the top corner right through the skin and nail when it came down on the blade's edge. I was very unhappy I could not stop the bleeding and had to go to the Emergency room to get a synthetic pad placed on the top of my new fresh cut skin avulsion. I hope the Wicked Edge guys put some sort of stop pin or hand guard on it's "mouse trap" to keep your fingers safer if it twistes the wrong way by mistake. It is dangerous and I hope you guys are careful. I am not blaming the Wicked Edge company or anything as it was an accident, but I think they can design future products safer next time around or issue a recall to send out hand guard attachments to the diamond stones. Needless to say I will not be using it much anymore.
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) I had to cut myself on purpose.:grumpy: A few months ago I was out fishing by myself. I had a very sharp hook being held in one of the eyelets of the rod and it was way to tight, as a matter of fact the tip of the rod was bent so I knew it was wrong. (duh). I took the hook out of the eyelet with one hand and it slipped and shot forward into my other hand. To be exact, into the finger tip of my middle finger on my left hand. Well it went to the bone. I had to get that thing out of my finger so I got the sharpest knife out of the box and very slowly and carefully cut down into my finger so I could get the hook out. It took me about an hour to slowly cut down into my finger. As soon as I could I then had to clean that mess out and butterfly it up. Yes I know it needed stitches and I was dumb as a board but I was out of work, didn't have any dough, had been hit by 3 hurricanes in a couple of years -- well the resources just were not there for an extra doctors appointment. A few months after that I did go to the doctor for a 1 yr check up and showed him the finger and the story, and really caught hell from him. He said i could have cut a tendon and really done some damage to my finger. So if ya cut yourself really bad it is probably best not to play surgeon like I did and go to the doctor. Oh yea and don't keep so much tension on your fishing line. Jeez that hurt.
