Re-read the safety sticky & learn from my mistake. (graphic pics inside)

Sorry to see that, man. I feel certain you have learned the lesson now... even dull knives can cut when they move fast enough.

The HF clamps you ordered should do the job nicely. I have several that I use for all sorts of things, including clamping work pieces to the drill press. As an aside, they also work well at clamping work pieces to the sanding platform.

Sadly, they don't work so well at clamping thumbs back after they are detached, so do yourself a favor and keep the thumbs attached.

- Greg
 
I would just let her know that it is sharp enough for the job and to be careful from now on as it has a taste for blood.
 
ouch. i took a quick look at your pictures but i had to scroll past. glad it was not any worse. maybe i need to edit the safety sticky and include a link to your pictures and this thread.
 
ever heard of plastination? :) It's what they use for the Body Worlds exhibits. Some people make necklaces/earrings with elk ivory, what's the difference between a tooth and a thumb? It's just proof of the knife's abilities, right? :D

Glad that's the worst of it, could have been so much worse! Almost exactly a year ago now, I put a freshly sharpened knife through my right thumb (the joint at the base of the thumb) and severed 3 tendons and 2/3 of the joint capsule. 45 stitches and a year later I have 90% function, with only decreased sensation as the main deficit. Then again, it could have been much, much worse!
 
Hindsight is 20/20. If we can only get our foresight there we would be fine. Glad it wasn't worse. Plus on the bright side it was the side of your thumb and not the pad. :o
 
Damn, heal up fast brother.
I use a rig you see below. I also always turn blade so that if it helicoptors I get hit by the spine not the edge.
I also put the spine right against the protruding rod you see in the below photo of my drill press.
CW
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Dfib said:
I'm half of a mind to mill out a spot in one of the scales and inbed the side of my thumb in the scale under a layer of acrylic. Doable or a bit tasteless?
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Doable if you dry it out into thumb-jerky.... it won't be tasteless if you use teryaki.;):thumbup:
 
Thanks for the well wishes. As expected the thumb is sore, but healing fast.

I couldn't stay away so I wrapped the bandage in saran wrap last night, and glued up handles on two I had sitting on the bench, along with prepping the scales for the blood thristy one. When it's done I'll post some pics of "The Cannibal"
 
Please tell me you have since taken the edge off the man-eater?

The ONLY time a sharp knife should be in your hand is during the final edge finishing. Tape, cardboard, etc... will protect the blade finish from you but not you from that edge.
 
Man I hope you heal up quick...I have just started to playing around making some blades and I was drilling out a bad handle job and it happened to me..But I had duct tape and a pair of leather work gloves on. When it hit me I just looked at the floor to see if I had lost a finger or two. I had it clamped in but it poped out. Kinda lucky I guess.
 
Nice wound! I sliced the side of a finger tip off a few years ago too but yours is a lot worse. How many stitches? Now you can say you literally put your blood, sweat and tears into that knife! Heal fast.
 
Clamping ANY part in a drill press is important. I had a slip of aluminum in a part vice and when I drilled it it popped out spinning at 750 rpm. In one second I had two fingers lacerated and my forearm.

Fingers: 4 stitches each
Forearm: 23 stitches

Shop safety is important....I had my free hand and arm too close to the press when drilling the part.
 
Rick, it got taped up well, clamped and the last hole corrected with the edge facing the opposite direction of the drill rotation. It still has the tape on it awaiting handle shaping, and it won't come off till I'm done. I didn't even think to take the edge for a perpendicular run on the grinder... Lesson learned about sharpening blades before their time though. In hindsight I would have much rather wasted a free piece of O-1 than have a sore deformed thumb.

1 stitch is all that's in there, just enough to close the proximal end of the wound, the rest is left to heal on it's own.

Couldn't stay away again tonight, and finally feel I have one or two worth sharing:

My take on a bird and trout in O-1:
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And a fillet I made for myself in S-35VN:
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The apple was harmed in the making of pictures, but was tasty afterwards.

Cheers,
Smitty
 
I have a nice scar in a perfect arc across my palm. I stupidly held a blade down by hand for a quick hole to be drilled. It went helicopter and opened my palm up. Good job keeping most of your finger! It could have been a lot worse!
 
I'd be lying if I said I've never been bit by the spinning helicopter of death.... more than once.

That being said, this is precisely the reason I never sharpen a blade until the VERY last step. Even after the sheath is made.

I just ordered a couple of those HF clamps too. Thanks count!
 
Great reminder!
I actually lost a blade that way last week (you'd have to see my shop, lol)- Sanmai pocket knife blade, the bit broke, I pulled my hand back, and it went flying off into the woods- probably gone forever.
But, I haven't tried to hold a blade with my hand since!
When I got done cussing, I realized that it was one of those moments from a cartoon, "Why did you do that, God? So you wouldn't make hamburger out of your finger!"
Blade looks great btw!
Andy
 
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