Safety Thread additions?

[wildmanh]

Hi guys, I'd like to have some pictures added to the Safety thread if that is possible. Most of you will remember the 3 pictures of my Khukuri accident, well those are the ones that I want added. They can be found here: http://kydance.net/~heber/site/safety.html should I post links in the Safety thread or can someone put them on the HI site and link them over?

With all the new people we have gotten recently I thought it would be a good idea to show them why you always chop away from your self. Right handed people should chop from Left to Right and Lefties from Right to Left.

Thanks,

Heber

 

[Bobwhite]

It couldn't hurt, but I don't have the know-how to make it happen.

 

[kronckew]

i'm very surprised it did not take y'alls arm off, k'meer & lets try that agin so's we can get it right this time!

my son (32, 6'2",289lb) has much the same mark on his left arm from a ninja sword he thought he knew how to control. mebbe a tad smaller tho. hurt a bit dinnit.

 

[wildmanh]

Thanks guys, will probably just post an addon to the thread with the pictures linked dirrectly to it.

The more people we can educate on safety and our cool knives, the better.

Heber

 

[Howard Wallace]

Thanks guys, will probably just post an addon to the thread with the pictures linked dirrectly to it.

Heber, The safety thread is currently locked so it doesn't get too cluttered. I don't think there will be objections to adding a well-composed post though. You might post it here first and get some editoral comments.

I'm not sure about the recent advice I've heard a couple of times about just chopping in one direction. When doing a job you're always going to run into situations that tempt you to break that somewhat arbitrary rule. For me, the idea of keeping body parts and other important things out of the potential path of the blade is a much more effective concept.

I think describing how you happened to inflict that wound on yourself would be instructive.

Namaste.

 

[munk]

I agree with Howard. Practise safe cutting and keep body parts out of potential target areas. Cutting changes often, and cutting in one direction is not always desirable. I also vote for Heber's photos/post to be included in the Safety thread.




munk

 

[Sylvrfalcn]

I also vote for Heber's photos/post to be included in the Safety thread. munk

Here here, those photos of Heber's arm are pretty sobering, definitely give folks pause to think twice and pay attention.

Sarge

 

[Svashtar]

Oh man, that looks painful! I agree that a short synopsis of what you were doing and how the injury happened, combined with your aftermath pics of that action would be really helpful and give someone else pause who might be considering doing the same thing.

Thanks for having the class to admit that you made a mistake and helping others to avoid it. :thumbup: I'm not missing a couple of toes and a finger only by sheer luck when I dropped one khuk and spun another one off a buffing wheel. You can't afford to take your brain out of gear when you have a big razor sharp knife in your hand...

Regards,

Norm

 

[Yvsa]

I'm not missing a couple of toes and a finger only by sheer luck when I dropped one khuk and spun another one off a buffing wheel. You can't afford to take your brain out of gear when you have a big razor sharp knife in your hand...

Regards,

Norm

Another thing to remember is too keep your loved ones away from the line of fire so to speak. I've lost a couple of the larger khuks out of my hand on power swings that went flying out of control across our patio such as it is. Had anyone of been in the way either time this happened they could've been very seriously injured!
That's when I started decreasing the size on handles really too large for me and also stopping any work that needed power swings to cut or split the intended material when I was getting overly tired.

 

[Astrodada]

Another thing to remember is too keep your loved ones away from the line of fire so to speak. I've lost a couple of the larger khuks out of my hand on power swings that went flying out of control across our patio such as it is. Had anyone of been in the way either time this happened they could've been very seriously injured!
That's when I started decreasing the size on handles really too large for me and also stopping any work that needed power swings to cut or split the intended material when I was getting overly tired.

I think they have that string on the japaneses tachis..??long sword on horses......for the purpose of attaching the sword to your arm..........well when you get a chance to spar heavily anyways...............

 

[Yvsa]

I think they have that string on the japaneses tachis..??long sword on horses......for the purpose of attaching the sword to your arm..........well when you get a chance to spar heavily anyways...............

Astrodada of all things you *don't* want connected to your arm it is a wildly swinging khukuri out of control.

 

[Astrodada]

Astrodada of all things you *don't* want connected to your arm it is a wildly swinging khukuri out of control.

Well yes I am worrying bout that coz I don't own a khuk still.

1st thing if I get my khuk I'll call you

Alex

 

[kronckew]

I think they have that string on the japaneses tachis..??long sword on horses......for the purpose of attaching the sword to your arm..........well when you get a chance to spar heavily anyways...............

they didn't want to lose their swords in battle, but were wearing armour which would tend to prevent self-inflicted injury if they let go & it flopped around... feel free to wear chain mail while chopping with a tethered kukhri, gets kinda warm tho. i'd suggest using a police baton lanyard wrap so you can let go if needed.