Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:25 am
give that knife to him when he turns 10 :) - congratulations brother
Congratulations!
I wonder if he'll grow up a Spyderco fan...
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Best use of my Spyderco that I will likely not be able to do again for my family.
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:25 am
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:28 pm
Congratulations!
Glad to hear all are doing well!
Thanks for sharing your great event.
Bruce
Glad to hear all are doing well!
Thanks for sharing your great event.
Bruce
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:11 pm
Thank you all for the kind congratulations and well wishes. Mommy and baby continue to do well!
Keep in mind that this knife was reground by Tom Krein to 0.005" behind the edge before he sharpened it, and I have also sharpened it a few times, so perhaps it might measure 0.010 behind the 30 degree bevel. It was sharpened up through the Ultra Fine stones on the Sharpmaker and then was stropped for good measure on a green chrome charged strop. I could have comfortably shaved my face with this edge prep.
It took very little pressure at all to cut through the cord. I had a hand full of gause pads and my hand was in a "live long and prosper" star trek position. The cutting motion was very small and was like I was dicing a very thin round off of a carot with pressure down and away from the palm of my hand while keeping the blade centered between the "v" shape gap of my fingers. I had made certain that baby Michael was shielded from the blade by my hand position and the Midwife's hold on the "non baby" side of the cord. I hope this helps for a cutting visiual without going too far into the details. :)
Keep in mind that this knife was reground by Tom Krein to 0.005" behind the edge before he sharpened it, and I have also sharpened it a few times, so perhaps it might measure 0.010 behind the 30 degree bevel. It was sharpened up through the Ultra Fine stones on the Sharpmaker and then was stropped for good measure on a green chrome charged strop. I could have comfortably shaved my face with this edge prep.
It took very little pressure at all to cut through the cord. I had a hand full of gause pads and my hand was in a "live long and prosper" star trek position. The cutting motion was very small and was like I was dicing a very thin round off of a carot with pressure down and away from the palm of my hand while keeping the blade centered between the "v" shape gap of my fingers. I had made certain that baby Michael was shielded from the blade by my hand position and the Midwife's hold on the "non baby" side of the cord. I hope this helps for a cutting visiual without going too far into the details. :)
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:13 pm
Congrats and I trust all are doing well :) Please give your wife and sons our best wishes :)
I'll bet that edge was very, very sharp
I'll bet that edge was very, very sharp
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:23 pm
Congratulations, Chapman. I wish your family and newest addition good health and happiness. :)
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:39 pm
Congratulations!!! I think I'm going to do this myself someday
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:30 pm
+1Evil D wrote:**** that's cool...why didn't i think of that when my daughter was born?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:56 am
Congrats, that is quite an honor. :)
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:26 pm
So this is the little fella that made this thread possible...at 5 days old. :)
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:20 am
Very cool. Congrats on your new arrival!
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:11 am
WOW! Congrats to you and your wife. That is truly is an awesome way to use a spyderco. You certainly have something to be proud of :)
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:31 am
Hi Doug,
Thanks for sharing the great story. There is nothing like a new kid in the house :D Congratulations and all the best to your familly.
Maybe a pink Squeak is in order for mommy as a get well present?
Thanks for sharing the great story. There is nothing like a new kid in the house :D Congratulations and all the best to your familly.
Maybe a pink Squeak is in order for mommy as a get well present?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:41 am
A very large congratulations to you and your family. Thanks for the story and the pictures! A ZDP red Jess Horn with a regrind was likely the sharpest blade in the hospital, including the throw away scalpels ( never saw any for Nerve or brain surgery but regular ones are no big deal). They handed me a pair of scissors to cut my son's cord. It felt like rubber.
My last 4 surgeries even involved surgical grade power tools that looked like regular drills and things from Home Depot tool section with plastic wrapped around them. They used a dremel tool to saw the bones :)
My last 4 surgeries even involved surgical grade power tools that looked like regular drills and things from Home Depot tool section with plastic wrapped around them. They used a dremel tool to saw the bones :)