Xmas Knife!

[Woodswoman]

Got myself a new knife for XMas.
Served myself humble pie for XMas Dinner.
I am not above laughing at myself as long as I am still alive.
I am alive. LOL



Gracie

 

[Pattree]

That’s dedicated it
Hope it serves you well in the future.

 

[HillBill]

Plonker

 

[Tengu]

<Shakes head sadly>

 

[Kadushu]

It's a rite. You're not bonded with your knife until it's bitten you.

 

[Billy-o]

Well, let's see the offending article then

 

[warthog1981]

whoops easily done

 

[Springchicken]

Remember: every scar tells a tale!

 

[Toddy]

......and I don't know anyone who uses their hands and tools who doesn't have a few.

Thankfully we heal, and we learn

The comment about if you can't be a good example then you'll just have to be a horrible warning, sort of comes to mind though....

@Woodswoman
How did you do it ?

 

[Nice65]

Well, let's see the offending article then

Agree. We care not for the injury but must see the Xmas knife that caused it

 

[Woodswoman]

Helle Guape12C27 Stainless.

 

[Woodswoman]

@Woodswoman
How did you do it ?

The mistake I made is to not evaluate/identify the wood I was working with. The knife came razor sharp out of the box. However, when I started carving/debarking some branches left in a lot. Had I have done that, I would have realized that this was Black Locust wood and is INCREDIBLY hard. I applied pressure the wrong way and the knife skipped right over the branch and cut my thumb. It was a "controlled" cut that should not have been attempted with this wood. When I started I thought "No way this knife got dull this fast.". But it wasn't dull. It was just very very hard wood. Good news is that I checked this morning and that thing is STILL like a
razor. Even after chewing up that "cement wood". LOL

G

 

[HillBill]

The mistake I made is to not evaluate/identify the wood I was working with. The knife came razor sharp out of the box. However, when I started carving/debarking some branches left in a lot. Had I have done that, I would have realized that this was Black Locust wood and is INCREDIBLY hard. I applied pressure the wrong way and the knife skipped right over the branch and cut my thumb. It was a "controlled" cut that should not have been attempted with this wood. When I started I thought "No way this knife got dull this fast.". But it wasn't dull. It was just very very hard wood. Good news is that I checked this morning and that thing is STILL like a
razor. Even after chewing up that "cement wood". LOL

G

Is it a flat scandi grind or does it have a secondary or micro bevel? Micro bevels are buggers for that 'thinking you've got the angle right, but whoops' moments.

 

[Toddy]

Helle Guape12C27 Stainless.

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I like my Helle Polar. It's a firm favourite

 

[demographic]

The mistake I made is to not evaluate/identify the wood I was working with. The knife came razor sharp out of the box. However, when I started carving/debarking some branches left in a lot. Had I have done that, I would have realized that this was Black Locust wood and is INCREDIBLY hard. I applied pressure the wrong way and the knife skipped right over the branch and cut my thumb. It was a "controlled" cut that should not have been attempted with this wood. When I started I thought "No way this knife got dull this fast.". But it wasn't dull. It was just very very hard wood. Good news is that I checked this morning and that thing is STILL like a
razor. Even after chewing up that "cement wood". LOL

G

I'd never seen (or at least noticed) Black Locust til I went to Berlin a few years ago.
Masses of them with properly evil long thorns and reading up on them I read they're pretty toxic. I assume you've read up on that but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it.

 

[Nice65]

I'd never seen (or at least noticed) Black Locust til I went to Berlin a few years ago.
Masses of them with properly evil long thorns and reading up on them I read they're pretty toxic. I assume you've read up on that but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it.

They’re not as toxic as the fearmongering google searches would have you believe. A common street tree here that I’ve worked in and been stabbed by many times, myself and many other tree surgeons, with no ill effects.

Google would have you believe they’re literally dripping poison off long toxic thorns.

 

[Billy-o]

I like the look of Helle knives. I like the idea of Helle knives. But, the ones I have had, the handles have all felt a bit claustrophic

 

[HorseGuy]

I like the look of Helle knives. I like the idea of Helle knives. But, the ones I have had, the handles have all felt a bit claustrophic

From an aesthetic point of view they are very beautiful knives to behold (is it weird to describe a knife as being beautiful? ).

I have two Helle knives, the Mandra and Utevar. Both very nice both to look at and to use but the rumour about Helle's hit or miss quality control seem to be true based on my experience. The first Utevar I was sent was as blunt as a spoon (it couldn't even cut through paper!) and the handle was slightly misshapen too. The replacement one I was sent is good though and so is the Mandra so they are not all like that.

 

[demographic]

They’re not as toxic as the fearmongering google searches would have you believe. A common street tree here that I’ve worked in and been stabbed by many times, myself and many other tree surgeons, with no ill effects.

Google would have you believe they’re literally dripping poison off long toxic thorns.

Aye, likely right but mebbe not bother making spoons or chopping boards from it though eh?

 

[forrestdweller]

They’re not as toxic as the fearmongering google searches would have you believe. A common street tree here that I’ve worked in and been stabbed by many times, myself and many other tree surgeons, with no ill effects.

Google would have you believe they’re literally dripping poison off long toxic thorns.

somewhere i read that the flowers are edible, in some areas Native Americans used it for bows and the timber is rather rot-resistant, which means in the olden days it was used to make wooden "nails" for ships... (sorry for going off-topic)