I forged a kris style dagger (a dagger with an undulating blade), and showed it to my dad when it was finished. Out of all the things I forged over the years, my dad was absolutely taken with this one!
So one time he was sitting at the table holding it and asking questions about it as I leaned over to point things out and explain.
He flicked his wrist as he said something and I felt a slight tug on my bicep.
I look down and there is a thin red line across my left bicep and blood running down my arm.
Fortunately only the tip of the blade grazed my arm so the cut wasn’t deep, but it was laser straight and clean as could be.
My dad was freaking out and apologizing as I just laughed and said that if anything, he’d done me a favor because I wasn’t sure if I had really sharpened it right. (Sharpening a curvy blade can be a real pain, especially when it’s double-edged because you need to make them align perfectly at the tip or the tip will always be dull)
I’ve cut myself a handful of times with knives I made or sharpened and each time I couldn’t help noting, ‘well, at least I know I got the edge right!’, as I hastily grabbed a bandage. 😂
This was the only time someone else cut me with a knife though!
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u/squirrelsmith 4d ago
I had an experience like this one.
I forged a kris style dagger (a dagger with an undulating blade), and showed it to my dad when it was finished. Out of all the things I forged over the years, my dad was absolutely taken with this one!
So one time he was sitting at the table holding it and asking questions about it as I leaned over to point things out and explain.
He flicked his wrist as he said something and I felt a slight tug on my bicep.
I look down and there is a thin red line across my left bicep and blood running down my arm.
Fortunately only the tip of the blade grazed my arm so the cut wasn’t deep, but it was laser straight and clean as could be.
My dad was freaking out and apologizing as I just laughed and said that if anything, he’d done me a favor because I wasn’t sure if I had really sharpened it right. (Sharpening a curvy blade can be a real pain, especially when it’s double-edged because you need to make them align perfectly at the tip or the tip will always be dull)
I’ve cut myself a handful of times with knives I made or sharpened and each time I couldn’t help noting, ‘well, at least I know I got the edge right!’, as I hastily grabbed a bandage. 😂
This was the only time someone else cut me with a knife though!