Worst accident with a traditional?

mrknife

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I got a few. most recent one includes a steel warrior biting my finger when I closed it carelessly. another is my pocket pal, the tiny blade nicked me because of bad finger placement during closing.
 
My worst accident was just my own carelessness (read "Stupidity). I needed another hole in my belt and whipped out my slippie and without even thinking, I had way too much pressure drilling a hole.

You guessed it.

In a moment, the forces went just the wrong way and it closed forcefully on my fingers.

No one but myself to blame.
 
Seems like I go through spurts of getting bit. This was the last one I got sharpening an old Barlow.
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I had a gec73 get stuck in a piece of wood while whittling. I pulled it straight out and it closed on my finger a bit. It was an older fire an ice version with a strong backspring too. If it didn't have a half stop it would have cut to the bone at least. :eek:
 
okbohn said:
My worst accident was just my own carelessness (read "Stupidity). I needed another hole in my belt and whipped out my slippie and without even thinking, I had way too much pressure drilling a hole.

You guessed it.

In a moment, the forces went just the wrong way and it closed forcefully on my fingers.

No one but myself to blame.
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In 1982 I did just that with a Buck 301 stockman. Used the point on the main clip blade as a leather awl. The better half had to run me down to the ER where I got 7 stitches in the right index finger.

The only thing I can say in my defense is, I may not have been totally sober!:o

It was later in the evening, and some Even Williams had been consumed. That was my last major cut. Once in a while I get a little nip from a new peanut, but I consider that just part of the get to know it process. :)
 
Long time back, my brother-in-law was dressing a doe with a fixed blade Western. Don't recall the model now. But like a dummy, he pulled it towards him and buried it up to the hilt in his inner thigh. How he missed the artery is beyond me.

Then, cause he didn't want to leave the deer, he sat there with the blade in his leg, keeping pressure on it with an old flannel shirt wrapped around his leg with a stick, till I finished the deer and got it in the back of the truck so we could head for the ER. Mess of stitches and shots and he gimped out under his own power. Man did I catch heck for that but he wouldn't go. Least we were smart enough to leave the blade in place but it may have been dangerous if it have moved around in there. Dunno. The doctor said it was best to leave it in.
 
o yes, also forgot sharpening and opinel on lansky rods, swiped too fast, down to finger, paper cut but some say those hurt the most
 
Joe58 said:
Long time back, my brother-in-law was dressing a doe with a fixed blade Western. Don't recall the model now. But like a dummy, he pulled it towards him and buried it up to the hilt in his inner thigh. How he missed the artery is beyond me.

Then, cause he didn't want to leave the deer, he sat there with the blade in his leg, keeping pressure on it with an old flannel shirt wrapped around his leg with a stick, till I finished the deer and got it in the back of the truck so we could head for the ER. Mess of stitches and shots and he gimped out under his own power. Man did I catch heck for that but he wouldn't go. Least we were smart enough to leave the blade in place but it may have been dangerous if it have moved around in there. Dunno. The doctor said it was best to leave it in.
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yes that is often the case. it is better to leave things in until proper help can be reached. how did you guys not have to do paper work tho?
 
Cutting a zip tie while fishing drunk in the dark. Peanut was sharp.
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Not on me, but a good friend. He was sitting down and opened both blades of a Case muskrat up all the way to show a customer; the knife slipped out of his hand and started to fall to the floor. His instant reaction was to close his legs to catch the falling knife - but he closed them too late. Had to have his customer help him pull each blade out of its own leg.
 
knifeswapper said:
Not on me, but a good friend. He was sitting down and opened both blades of a Case muskrat up all the way to show a customer; the knife slipped out of his hand and started to fall to the floor. His instant reaction was to close his legs to catch the falling knife - but he closed them too late. Had to have his customer help him pull each blade out of its own leg.
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it actually couldve been a lot worse... but thats still pretty bad
 
One I often remember and laugh about; I was probably 10 years old, standing in the checkout line at the grocery store with my mom. I was bored and decided opening and closing the main blade on the medium Old Timer stockman in my pocket (while still in my pocket) would be fun. After pulling it open and letting it snap shut a few times it suddenly slipped and snapped shut on the back of the first knuckle on my index finger. I pulled my hand out, saw the blood welling and ready to gush and shoved my hand back in my pocket to hide it. All I could think about was if my parents found out they'd take my knife away. 20 years later and I don't think I've ever told them about it.
 
I'll just say, I wish I had feeling in the inside back half of my left thumb again, large Case sodbuster inserted into web of left hand.
That was a bad day...
 
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I would have to say when I broke the tip off the sheepfoot bladeon my Northfield Mammoth Ivory 3 blade 3 spring #79 .
I stuck it very softly into a weathered old bit of wood to get a photo and I mean like neurosurgery careful. When I removed it the frikkin end was snapped off.
NO-did I wiggle it or lever it out?
NO-did I jam it in there too hard?
NO-was the wood really hard? -hey its a whittler whats it meant to do apart from stick into wood and cut chunks away?
YES -do you think the tip was ground too thin?
I'm so disappointed that this happened for no apparent reason-mostly because it's to date the most expensive knife I ever purchased they only made like 5 of em and its a total safe queen.
Its probably 2mm of the tip that broke so no biggy in the grand scheme of things but a nasty accident all the same.
 
knifeswapper said:
Not on me, but a good friend. He was sitting down and opened both blades of a Case muskrat up all the way to show a customer; the knife slipped out of his hand and started to fall to the floor. His instant reaction was to close his legs to catch the falling knife - but he closed them too late. Had to have his customer help him pull each blade out of its own leg.
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NO WAY ! ouch just reading that.
 
Worst accident with a traditional?

My checking account got nuked, but I have a lot of traditional knives. :D
 
You guys have some good ones! :eek: I've got a few knife scars, but the only one that was accidental was when my friend John Scholey whirled round with a wooden-handled craft knife in the art class when we were aged 11, and accidentally stabbed me in the side! :eek: We kept quiet about it ;)
 
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