154-CM is sharp!

[monsterdog]

So the manix 2 made me it's b!tch. Just came home from the ER after butterflying my finger open. I guess a perfect streak of not cutting myself badly had to end sometime. Shouldn't have any permanent damage apart from a scar. But ****

[v8r]

Be careful spyderbro! Rest assured that if it's a spyderco it will be sharp...it matters not what kind of steel the blade is made of.

[StangBang]

Dang man I'm sorry to hear that! The Manix 2 is definitely a knife that commands respect... I have had a few close calls with mine!!!

[VashHash]

I personally find golden made spydies to be sharper than their foreign counterparts. But i can't comment on serrated spydies becuase i don't have any golden serrated models. I sliced my finger pretty bad with my 154cm manix. The s90V manix treats me good though. Watch those spydies they bite.

[golddot370]

A spyderco is not really yours until it has tasted your blood. Congrats the manix is now yours. Hope you feel better spyderbro. If you can post some pictures of the aftermath

[butch]

for fine grain low (to the pocket knife group) carbide steel
its is my fav
i make a pile of cpm154 kitchennknives and was worried about when crucible went bankrupt if i would ever see it agaid

thankfuly its back and jsut as good as ever
it can be hardened tpo 61-62 Rc no problem and taked a heck of a fine edge

[Billy]

You're not it's *****, but you've certainly bonded now :D !

Sorry to hear it required a trip to the ER, but glad you walked away with everything intact. :)

[SecSpyral]

Be careful spyderbro! Rest assured that if it's a spyderco it will be sharp...it matters not what kind of steel the blade is made of.

haha.....spyderbro

[RedRunner]

I caught a knife once with my hand and, like you, ended up in the ER, stitches, etc. Long story - big knife. But what I wanted to pass on is after the doctor takes out the stitches, you will likely have a slight scar - it's just how a knife wounds are. Someone passed on to me was that I could reduce the scar by rubbing a couple drops of vitamin E on it 2-3 times a day. Vitamin E comes in a "soft shell". Take your spyderco and put a slice in the shell. That one tablet will last you a week. It's quite cheap and I found that it did reduce my scar. I have no idea the reason why though - it just worked.

[Hector Castro]

Rub the scar regardless 3-4 times a day. Vitamin E oil makes a difference, it helps to break up the scar tissues. 8-weeks in rehad from a knife cut. Believe me "I KNOW"
I will not go into details, but artery, two tenons, and my nerve were all cut on my left hand. I regained 98% mobility back in that hand.

[Donut]

Wow Hector, thank goodness you made a good recovery.

Was machinery involved in the accident?

[dsmegst]

So the manix 2 made me it's b!tch. Just came home from the ER after butterflying my finger open. I guess a perfect streak of not cutting myself badly had to end sometime. Shouldn't have any permanent damage apart from a scar. But ****

Sorry to hear about your trip to the ER. So far, I've been spared that experience. My Sprint Manix2 gave me a little bite on the first day. It's a knife that demands respect. I hope you recover quickly.

[Piet.S]

Good thing about cutting yourself with a sharp knife, is that you have one minute to get the bandaid before it really starts leaking.
And it heals better.

Spyderco's are great knives, cut like a devil.

[Hector Castro]

Wow Hector, thank goodness you made a good recovery.

Was machinery involved in the accident?

Buck fixed blade(right hand) and a can of dog food(left hand). Big chested female in Bikini top. (diversion)
Lets just say, never take your eyes off the target when handling sharp objects or stabbing at something.

Piet is correct about the sharp knife comment. My scar is barely visible.

[dbcad]

Glad you had a good recovery Hector. I sliced the tip of my left thumb with a leatherman tool whille cleaning it. I still have a lack of feeling in that thumbtip.

Sharp knives have the potential to be dangerous and hurt you everytime we take them out. I try to be aware of that fact every time I use one.

Charlie

[Nifty_Nives]

Well i'm glad you're doing okay, and are recovering well. You should always follow a few rules when you have a knife out, sharp or not.

1. Stay stationairy. Lots of accidents happen while tripping with knives in hands
2. Keep an arms length away from any cuttable being (humans, pets)
3. Never cut towards yourself, always do your cutting away from yourself, and never into your own hand or have the potential to slip and stab yourself

Following those three steps will stop you from getting cut. Once i was cutting some plastic packaging with my hand underneath, and i had pushed enough to stab through all of the plastic, and about 1/4 of an inch into my hand. Now i have a large red line across my hand from where i stabbed myself. Safety with knives is key to being able to use them as a tool.

[ChapmanPreferred]

I hope you heal quickly!

[Donut]

I thought that much damage would have required intervention of some sort. Just being in the wrong place at the wrong time can be just as bad.

3. Never cut towards yourself, always do your cutting away from yourself, and never into your own hand or have the potential to slip and stab yourself

I was at a Sushi restaurant on thursday and one of the guys preparing the food was cutting the skin off a cucumber with a large knife... and cutting towards himself in a circular pattern around the cucumber. I mentioned it to the person I was there with. I think maybe if you make sure to keep the blade away from your hand.. it can be done.

[dbcad]

Awareness is the key. whenever a sharp blade or any blade is out be aware.

My one incident with a leatherman multitool taught me. Still feel numb in that one thumb.

Charlie

[angusW]

I have to agree that 154-CM is sharp. Just received my Manix 2 yesterday and it has to be the sharpest Spydie I have. Sorry about your accident but now you have a good story to tell. Besides, chicks dig scars :D