Marlin60Man
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As far as the safety of others is concerned: The Blood Circle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_circle
Keep other people outside of the circle.
The only real rule I observe with knives is not using my hand as a cutting board. Common sense is one thing, but I've seen no shortage of intelligent people try to cut something in their hand, and go straight down through into their palm. Your hand is not a cutting board!
Some might see this as a common sense thing, but on the other hand, some people just don't appreciate how quickly and easily a sharp knife will go through something compared to the average shape of a persons' pocket knife. The first time they're handed a chef's knife, fillet knife, hunting/skinning blade... Yeah, they won't appreciate how sharp it really is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_circle
Keep other people outside of the circle.
The only real rule I observe with knives is not using my hand as a cutting board. Common sense is one thing, but I've seen no shortage of intelligent people try to cut something in their hand, and go straight down through into their palm. Your hand is not a cutting board!
Some might see this as a common sense thing, but on the other hand, some people just don't appreciate how quickly and easily a sharp knife will go through something compared to the average shape of a persons' pocket knife. The first time they're handed a chef's knife, fillet knife, hunting/skinning blade... Yeah, they won't appreciate how sharp it really is.
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