Now that was Dumb

SVanderkolff

SVanderkolff

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Yesterday I finally had some time in the shop, got the honey do list down to a manageable length, and wanted to finish off a small dagger sheath I had been working on. This was a replacement sheath since I wasn’t happy with the original. The sheath was a really tight fit so I wet the sheath to help form the shape to fit the knife properly. Once I got the little dress dagger into the sheath I simply could not get it back out. (can you see where this is going) This little dagger has gold lip scales inset from the edges, the blade is fully fileworked Matt Walker Damascus. Not something I wanted to take a chance on ruining. So after looking around the shop at the various and sundry equipment I decided that the vice would be the best bet to help get this out. I very carefully put the knife into the vice and put pressure on the top and bottom edges of the handle. Gripped the sheath with both hands and gave a mighty tug. ….. grabbed my left thumb in my right hand , squeezed tight and ran for the stairs. Now my wife, she of endless patience and a very strong aversion to blood, was just making lunch for the girls. I asked her to please turn on the tap water and not to look. It turned out not to be nearly as bad as I had thought, I had simply sliced the top ¼” off the top of my thumb , actually it was still attached on one side. So after running it under water for a while I had my 7 year old get out the bandaids and wrap it up and I headed back to the shop. So first things first I needed to check the sheath and the knife to make sure I hadn’t damaged either one in any way. As I am checking there seems to be more blood showing up on the things that I am checking than there was when I first looked. Sure enough I had also sliced the ball of my right thumb. Back up the stairs, at a slower pace this time. “Not again” was all I got from my wife, “Nope, same time different thumb”. Once more my daughter got to play doctor. So now I am walking around with bandages on the end of both thumbs. Not one of my brightest moments.
Steve
 
So, the important question is: Did you hurt the knife?

Now that all that is taken care of..... I wish you a speedy recovery. Nearly all of us have been there. ;):D
 
I think a picture is in order. Trying to imagine someone walking around with a pile of gauze wrapped around both thumbs. At least all that gauze would help for a big thumbs up. Hopefully it's nothing serious. You didn't get any blood on that knife now, did you?
 
I almost spit my coffee all over my keyboard I was laughing so hard. :D

Sorry I know it wasn't funny, but it was the way you wrote it that made it comical. :)

I am glad you are OK. :thumbup:
 
Not that I'm happy about what happened, but there is some solace in knowing I'm not the only one with less than inspirational moments.

It could have been worse.

Bill
 
This is the kind of thing that happens in countries with national health care coverage. If you lived here, you'd have been much more careful. :D
 
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