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Comment by Billy Oneale on May 21, 2011 at 22:15

I was watching Kniveslive last night and fell in love with a blood red jig bone trapper that they had on sale. It was a Northfield and I couldn't help myself. I ended up ordering it. I was looking at the few Great Eastern's that I have the other day and realized just how well built they are compared to other brands. I don't think that any other maker is as well built.

Comment by Billy Oneale on May 21, 2011 at 22:09

Here's that bowie, Dave. I was taking pictures of some of my Steel Warriors that I started collecting with and cut myself twice opening them. I think both time it was a congress pattern that got me. Just little surface nicks. No major cuts.

KnifeMaker Comment by Dave Taylor on May 21, 2011 at 20:34

Cut those peppers Jan!  Live life to the fullest.

When, (not "if"), you get cut be sure to share it right here with all your friends on iKC.

Tom and I are waiting to hear from you.

 

Comment by Tom Peterson on May 21, 2011 at 19:14

Jan, just don't rub your eyes after cutting them up (or in my case hold the knive over your head)! When I cut up jalapenos or habaneros for Mexican dishes I put the produce bags over my hands. That way when I take my contacts out that night, or put them in the next morning I don't do the jalapeno dance. LOL! Happy canning!

Tom

Comment by Tom Peterson on May 21, 2011 at 19:08

Dave, I agree with you. I learned sometimes it is better to admire our new aquisitions from a bit further away, i.e. not overhead! LOL. Who said that a sharp knife is a safe knife?! Maybe it should be a sharp knife owner is a safe knife owner? Hahaha.

Comment by Jan Carter on May 21, 2011 at 19:07

Ya'll are scaring me.  Who is going to left to type in here at the rate you are going.  Keep your curses, I have 10 gt's of Jalepenos to cut and put up tomorrow and Donnie just sharped my knives.. Dave you need some peppers? 

KnifeMaker Comment by Dave Taylor on May 21, 2011 at 18:46

Wow, Tom.  Now that's really living on the ragged edge!  LOL.

Glad you survived that one okay!

I always have at least a couple of knives on my night stand every night.  Usually they are my latest aquisitions or some favorite EDC's.  It's a good time to admire and spend time with them.  I used to have a small assortment of Randalls and they certainly are fine knives, always with beautiful Stag.

 

I guess getting cut once in awhile is okay as long as we learn something from it.

Sounds like you know a lot about gravity now! 

Stay sharp!

Comment by Tom Peterson on May 21, 2011 at 18:34

Dave, I think it is safe to assume that we have all been there so don't feel too bad. I am just getting over cutting myself twice while photographing my GEC's which are pretty sharp! I just got into Randall Made Knives also, having just got my first two last month, and I nearly one-upped you (and me). I have my two knives sitting on my nightstand since they are new and I am still regularly admiring them and I was laying in bed getting ready to go to sleep and decided to look at the knives one more time. So I am laying on my back looking at this awesome stag handled knife over my head when I dropped it. The edge of the blade just grazed my neck. The darn thing is sharp - you could shave with it. I just got a scratch but I had to laugh in hindsight thinking of how it could have been a bit worse. Needless to say I am a bit more careful and don't hold 'em over my head anymore! That would have required a BIG bandaid!

KnifeMaker Comment by Dave Taylor on May 21, 2011 at 17:52

LOL. Yeah,....can't take me anywhere....!
But hey, what am I s'posed to do? I'm sitting around with my thumb bandaged up as big a a cucumber and I can't do Nothin'! So I figure I might as well spend some time with my knives. I've got this Northfield #12 Toothpick that's a little stiff and it just needs to be worked in a bit. I'll work on that for awhile. Promising myself to be careful and pay attention, I wrapped the blade with my 3M polishing cloth, (an excellent cloth for knife maintenance by the way), gripped the frame securely, and began working the blade. All was going well, when the planets perfectly aligned, allowing my forefinger to work around the frame just enough so the heel of the blade could nicely slice off a chunk of the pad. Just like a little gillotine!
Now I'm not (real) dumb. I know what to do. So I made sure I carefully wiped the blood off the blade to avoid staining the beautiful polish on that 1095. Then I took care of the cut, and I must say I'm getting pretty good at it, even though my bathroom and sink looked like the drain room down at the local funeral home by the time everything was under control.
Maybe I just need to head back up into the mountains for awhile and get away from my knives until this whole thing blows over. This stuff's gettin' old!

Ya s'pose I should have just taped up the blade for safety to begin with.........?
(and I thought of that too, but.....naw...) Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Comment by Jan Carter on May 21, 2011 at 15:25

Dave,

Please make yourself a thimble!!

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