I cut myself today...

[Rogelio]

Ok, it´s not like it doesn´t happen very often (hehe I get my fingers cut a lot, bad coordination I guess) but the thing I wanted to discuss here appeared after close cut inspection..let me get a little clearer here:

I was sharpening my knifes with the Gerber Pocket sharpener, and while I was passing the blade through the ceramic rods (coarse) I did a bad move and the knife cut my left middle finger (at the first articulation).

So I just did what I am used to do when I cut myself in my job: wash my hands with soap and water, get an iodine prep pad, and clean the cut.Usually all those shallow cuts close inmediately,but the one today was different, it seemed that it would never stop bleeding!!

That got me thinking...maybe I should sharpen all my blades to coarse, so the wounds inflicted to a would be aggressor would cause more tissue disruption and maybe bleed more..am I correct on this??Or does this just apply to shallow cuts?

Thanks in advance for your ideas and suggestions

 

[Mr. Bombastic]

The grind on a knife isn't going to make any appreciable difference in a self defence situation. Just make sure the knife is sharp, pointy and accessible.

The grind does seem to make a difference for utility uses though. I've found the coarse works better on cardboard and requires less frequent sharpening, while a fine edge slices fruits and vegetables cleaner.

 

[Soap]

Ditto what Mr. Bombastic said.

 

[cordex]

I did a bad move and the knife cut my left middle finger (at the first articulation).

Not sure if I'm reading this correctly, but obviously a cut on skin that flexes a lot - such as either side of a finger joint - will not close as quickly as a cut on skin that doesn't move much.

Could the major factor in this case have been the position of the cut as opposed to the type of edge on the blade?

 

[Joe Demko]

to see if I still feel.

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

I focus on the pain.

The only thing that's real.

 

[Ol' Badger]

Johnny Cash!

 

[Tropical Z]

Where was your styptic pencil?

 

[George Hill]

Get some Super Glue on there to close it up and seal it.