Best use of my Spyderco that I will likely not be able to do again for my family.

[razorsharp]

give that knife to him when he turns 10 :) - congratulations brother

[Pockets]

Congratulations!
I wonder if he'll grow up a Spyderco fan...

[sbwings]

Congratulations!
Glad to hear all are doing well!
Thanks for sharing your great event.
Bruce

[ChapmanPreferred]

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. :)

[dbcad]

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

[D1omedes]

Congratulations, Chapman. I wish your family and newest addition good health and happiness. :)

[Splice]

Congratulations!!! I think I'm going to do this myself someday

[Ol' KL]

**** that's cool...why didn't i think of that when my daughter was born?

+1

[Donut]

Congrats, that is quite an honor. :)

[ChapmanPreferred]

So this is the little fella that made this thread possible...at 5 days old. :)

[defenestrate]

Very cool. Congrats on your new arrival!

[tautisg1]

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 :)

[dialex]

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?

[The Mastiff]

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 :)