Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tracker0721 on October 18, 2015, 03:40:35 pm
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Well I had a point break and shoot into my finger. 2 tendons severed and a third possibly cut too. Hand surgery in a few days. So let it be known that gloves aren't thick enough, watch your hand placement/point hold too.
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Sorry to hear that. I hope you recover quickly.
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Good gracious. When you feel like it could you explain what went
hay wire? Could help us not do what you unfortunately did.
Prayin you have a complete recovery.
Zuma
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Ouch! Making glad I use my custom glove! Hope you have a speedy recovery.
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Holding the point in my left hand, bopped it with my right and I guess my hand was cupped putting my pinky under the point. Drove the bopper through and hit high breaking the point and sending the point into my pinky. It was luckily 40 degrees so my hands were already numb and I didn't really feel it. I knew as soon as the bopper touched it was too much force and too high. Didn't bleed for a few minutes so I got to examine my split tendons before deciding to go to the hospital over the jake and the neverland pirate bandaides I almost used.
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crap :(
those edges can go through leather like nothing.
sometimes the gloves are just a false sense of security.
wishing a speedy recovery. good luck with the surgery.
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Haha thanks guys. I'm hoping for a quick turn around too, I was supposed to start at the lumber mill on Tuesday.
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That really is too bad. I hope you can recover fast.
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I severed 3 tendons in the top of my left hand when a 7 1/2" 1/2 horse grinder kicked back.
Doc fixed me up. 6 weeks in a splint. He said when he took it off I would need therapy.
No way. By the time I got home I had them around the steering wheel. Hand works
Good. Said this to say you can work it out. A little time and determination.
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Yup surgery today and the doc already told me I'll be in the splint for only a very short time. Like a matter of days. There's to high of a risk of the tendon sticking to the bone where my seperation is. Knapped another arrowhead last night on my leg one handed, ruined pounds of obsidian but got one in the end!
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^^ that's good news.
also, i can't see the photograph you posted of the obs point ;)
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Good deal.
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I'm a lucky man. The hand surgeon said no surgery is needed- he thinks it can heal on its own. Told me 1 month of light duty and it'll be good as new. He didn't reopen me up though so I guess he has X-ray vision.. But whatever. Hands out of the splint and I plan to knap tonight. Just, with more caution. Moving my finger already and it feels okay
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^^ even better news.
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Spotted dog,
Had the same thing happen to me only no serious injury. Reacted in time to get my hand up in front of my face and block it. My wrist watch bit it but it saved from a serious injury. I have a shaman scar on my chest and left fore arm forearm from it.
It's a good thing to remind ourselves that we are playing with deadly tools when we are knapping. Tracker glad you will heal up without surgery.
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I was on a 12' ladder when it kicked. Had enough since to hold on. :o
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Glad to hear you may recover full use. I once cut 95% of the tendon that straightens up the bent thumb. I was pretty wigged out for a while, but then decided to let it go. It would heal or not heal, like the doc said. It healed.
As for shaman scars on the chest. I once blocked our great horned owl into her jump box so she could not bounce out. I was late rigging the birds for a school program and was not allowing her to take her time climbing up on glove. She lept up, hit me in the man-boobs with both fully extended sets of talons. Luckily she only was bluffing and bounced off without gripping down. Had she gripped, I would have an impressive set of Sun Dance scars!!! (She lives the saying "Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on MY part.)
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A kevlar glove like used in carving, the higher grade is a good option to prevent most of these type of injuries
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Bubby, I never heard of Kevlar gloves, but I'm all for anything that will prevent an injury like these. Looked them up on Amazon and see a bunch of different ones and they aren't that expensive. I'm wondering what style works best. What brand glove do you use?
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I've tried Cut Gloves, they tend to let small flakes fall between the weave. My palm had small Obsidian flakes slicing away when I took them off.
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Always worried about that... Never trusted gloves but I have a pair now. Keeps the shards out of my stitches