New Project: Knife making

**Anonymous D** · 09-21-2015, 06:54 PM

Now for the PSA. I just got back from the ER with two brand new stitches.

I was drilling holes in the handle to lighten it up. I had it clamped down, but took it off to finish cleaning up a hole. The bit Im using it pretty old and I guess its dull. It caught in the hole and the knife spun back on me and hit me hard. I thought it was bone that was showing, but they said it's a tendon when I was at the hospital. Im lucky I didn't cut through that because I would have needed surgery and been out of work for god knows how long.

And the culprit.

**thank mr skeltal** · 09-21-2015, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by Anonymous D

I thought it was bone that was showing, but they said it's a tendon when I was at the hospital. Im lucky I didn't cut through that because I would have needed surgery and been out of work for god knows how long.

Yeah, I'm just gonna go ahead and buy a cool looking knife for like $20 from a flea market instead of slicing up my hand and spending months trying to make one

**Anonymous D** · 09-21-2015, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by thank mr skeltal

Yeah, I'm just gonna go ahead and buy a cool looking knife for like $20 from a flea market instead of slicing up my hand and spending months trying to make one

$20 wont get you much knife as far as quality goes. The cheapest knife I own that Ill actually use was like $80. Handmade knives like the one Im making go anywhere from $150-300. Even more if you get something custom. Plus Ill have something I made with my own hands (and blood) lol.

Im thinking my next knife might be a damascus steel chefs knife. Ive always wanted one but they are so fucking expensive.