Stupidest way I've ever cut myself...

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So this morning I was fooling around with my Izula, which I carry horizontally on my belt. So I was fingering the bottom of the handle with my left index finger when I think, "I bet if I pulled out the knife, my finger would hit the guard," but as it turns out I was wrong.

I had just got done sharpening it too, so it was real deep. Had to go to the hospital since band-aids just weren't holding it shut, even though it wasn't that big of a cut... Sure did bleed all over the place though.

Anyway, I wound up getting it dermabonded and put into a splint. I'm pretty surprised at how well I can still type with the splint.
 
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I think my dumbest time cutting myself was when I was sharpening my Emerson Commander (I think it was that folder :confused:) about two to three years ago. I had it on my slide out desk drawer on my computer table. I closed the drawer abruptly to stand up and use the restroom and low and behold it falls right on my left foot's center toe :eek:

It bled forever but i did the buddy system and kept it bandaged for about a week or two before I could wiggle it around again :o

There were several other times, but this one could have easily been prevented.....well...all of the times could have easily been prevented :D
 
KennyB said:
So this morning I was fulling around with my Izula, which I carry horizontally on my belt. So I was fingering the bottom of the handle with my left index finger when I think, "I bet if I pulled out the knife, my finger would hit the guard," but as it turns out I was wrong.

I had just got done sharpening it too, so it was real deep. Had to go to the hospital since band-aids just weren't holding it shut, even though it wasn't that big of a cut... Sure did bleed all over the place though.

Anyway, I wound up getting it dermabonded and put into a splint. I'm pretty surprised at how well I can still type with the splint.
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:D Only someone who owns an ESEE could find humor in drawing blood from their apendages . . :)
Glad you are ok & still can laugh about it.
Be safe.
 
I remember when i was in the military i was sitting by my locker freehand sharpening my cold steel recon tanto, after some time it was extremely sharp. Guess what, the sharpening stone slipped out of my hand and i splitted my thumb like a pushcut thru an avocado.
Crazy deep and bled forever. My mates were sitting in the tvroom when i came in blood all over the arm, looked like i was shot in the arm or something. :P
 
Sharpening my cold steel master hunter on short crock sticks. My sister came in to tell me something, I looked up and back down in time to see it cut to the bone on my left thumb. 15 years ago and still a very noticeable scar.
 
I keep a small Schraed trapper in my pocket to do small chores. I was cutting a piece of fruit at work and upon completion I grabbed a paper towel, folded it and wiped the blade. The day before I sharpened the trapper on my sharp maker. It sliced right through the paper towel and into my finger. I could feel the blade sliding through my finger before I could do anything. Bled like a stuffed hog.
 
Playing with a brand new Kershaw Needs Work while, ahem, at work (in an office). Out of the box, the blade needed loosening a bit, as it took both hands to open, and the opening assist wasn't able to do much assisting.

Despite having noticed this, I continued to play with it, and after opening it w/both hands, I proceeded to try to close the blade one-handed, using only my left index finger. The blade moved a couple inches, then froze up and my finger slipped off it. My involuntary reflex was then to "spring open" my index finger, shoving it back against the blade, which was at about a 45 degree angle. The finger slid about an inch against the blade, and went all the way to the bone. Just the end of my finger bled enough to make the office look like a crime scene (and it should have been a crime for me to be that stupid). I used crazy glue to close it after cleaning it (that stuff was originally designed to glue skin, anyway, and was intended to be the original dermabond). I was finding things I had bled on in my office for over a week.

No, I didn't cut my finger with a knife, I shoved my finger onto a knife and cut it. First rate "D'oh!"
 
I've got some dumb ones...

When I was a kid, I was showing a sword to my buddy (seated in front of me). I dropped the sword, which landed hilt down so I bent down quick to grab it before it could hit my buddy. Bad move! Ended up stabbing myself in the then, rather skinny chest. Luckily it hit one of my many bones rather than taking out a lung.

Maybe some time I'll tell you why I have a USMC F/U scar on my eyebrow. Hint - wasn't combat related.
 
the dumbest way i ever cut myself?

wow... i just finished convexing a cold steel trailhawk and decided to cord wrap the haft to prevent damage from over strikes. so im there sitting on a stool cord wrapping it carelessly and it slips. bumps straight into my thigh and i get a 1.5" long gash thats starts to bleed (dangerously close to my femoral artery thanks god it didnt go in deep lol). how was it dumb? i did all this naked... THANK GOD IT WENT INTO MY THIGH AND NOT SOMETHING ELSE!!! why was i naked? i dont really remember... it just seemed like a good time to do a wrap lol.
 
I was trying to split a log with a hatchet last year, and I cut all the meat off the tip of my thumb. It was gross.
 
Washing Scandis under the faucet, I was moving the blade back & forth quickly while holding a sponge still with my other hand, I noticed something was wrong when the blade stopped moving... it was wedged into the bone of my thumb.
 
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Washing Scandis under the faucet, I was moving the blade back & forth quickly while holding a sponge still with my other hand, I noticed something was wrong when the blade stopped moving... it was wedged into the bone of my thumb.
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Oh god! :eek:
Did it make that aweful squeaking noise like when they set bones? :barf:
 
I was sitting down and needed to cut something so I pulled out my EDC, made the cut and thinking I would need to make another, I laid it on my lap still open. Well the all black ninja blade of death disappeared on my jeans so I stood up and it landed blade first across the top of my foot exposing what I assume were the tendons going to my toes. Blood immediately started gushing so I bent down to hold pressure and had to call for my girlfriend to come and help me get a bandage on it. I originally tried to limp to the bathroom but I would let off pressure and I was leaving bloody foot prints so I got her to assist me. I have a blood disease where I don't have enough blood as it is, so I need to try and save as much of it as possible. One of the few times I have cut myself. Oh and I had just got it hair popping sharp on my paper wheels earlier that day. Pretty stupid and preventable.
 
Jaiofspam said:
the dumbest way i ever cut myself?

wow... i just finished convexing a cold steel trailhawk and decided to cord wrap the haft to prevent damage from over strikes. so im there sitting on a stool cord wrapping it carelessly and it slips. bumps straight into my thigh and i get a 1.5" long gash thats starts to bleed (dangerously close to my femoral artery thanks god it didnt go in deep lol). how was it dumb? i did all this naked... THANK GOD IT WENT INTO MY THIGH AND NOT SOMETHING ELSE!!! why was i naked? i dont really remember... it just seemed like a good time to do a wrap lol.
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LMAO...:D

I understand sitting on the throne to be a good time to sharpen as well since there's nothing better to do and no way for someone to bother you :thumbup:
 
The stupidest way I cut myself actually happened yesterday. I was fooling around with my GEC Serpentine jack and when i pulled the blade out of the plastic I was cutting made a weird upwards move. The blade closed right on my middle finger with the force of the spring and my hand. I have now ruined a nice pair of suede shoes with blood. Thankfully didn't land on the keyboard or trackpad.

No stitches needed. The cut was very clean but it definitely ruined my night. I'm gaining mobility back in that finger now since it's healing.
 
Last week I was filling orders for BoyScout popcorn (I have two boys selling it) and I had a bunch of heavy cardboard boxes to break down....

Well, I cut the boxes into ~1 foot by ~1 foot squares with my freshly sharpened knife...it really flew through the stuff in spite of how thick it was. Anyway, I got done and was stacking the cardboard rectangles when I got a wicked paper cut from one of the cardboard edges I created. I must have made over 100 cuts with the knife and then cut myself with the substrate...go figure!
 
1st: Stabbed myself in the side putting a FB into its sheath. I've done it 2x in the last 2 months. (Of course, the love handles seem to be the area of puntue, so maybe the extra weight might have something to do with it.)

2nd: Painted the handle on one of my Opinels recently. Well, I closed the blade a little too soon, and it's sealed to he paint.... closed. So, what toll do I naturally reach for to beak the seal and release the blade? Of course, the sharpest knife in the collection! 5x stabbing my hand, and tossing out the offending Opinel seemed wiser than the alternative.

Damn, I think I may need to study knife stude in boy scouts again.

(a quick side note: I was getting on BF to start a post with the same question / subject. I think spnding time here has me thinking like everyone else now....)
 
I had to get out of bed very early one day and was so tired I could barely hold my eyes open (I work third shift, so it was late morning/early afternoon). Went out and got the mail and saw I had a package. I go back inside to the man throne to open it with my very old swiss army knife. Usually when using those i put my finger on the spine of the blade for a little more control. As I'm trying to cut the tape, I realize that it isn't cutting. I look down to see my finger bleeding, because instead of trying to cut with the cutting edge, I was trying to cut with the spine of the blade while my finger was applying pressure to the cutting edge. I was lucky it was kinda dull and I wasn't pressing too hard.
 
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