I have been initiated!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by therriman Wait till you grab for the falling knife, forgetting how sharp it is and it was better to let it fall.

Oh my word....... Done that....still have the scar!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by pavlvsmax@cox.net We agreed that I would not do anything requiring a knife for a month before a concert.

Paul, It must have been a Very LONG month

I used to get in trouble with my cello instructor when I would come in for a lesson with band aids on my hands and it would affect my playing. We agreed that I would not do anything requiring a knife for a month before a concert.

Years ago, when I was lucky enough to work on a regular basis on radial engines, the amount of blood you had on your lower arms and hands was considered an indiction of how much work you gotten done at the end of the day.

Of course, in those days, we firmly believed that we could make any thing fly as long as we had duct tape, safety wire, silicon seal, a pair of channel locks and a 24 oz ball peen hammer. lol

You drew blood for the FIRST time?
I guarantee it won't be the last.
Wish I had a buck for every time I've drawn blood with my number 11 X-Acto blade.........
I'd be living in a lovely villa on the French Riviera.
Cheers
LeeTree

A modelers lot is a dangerous lot, sharp tools and dangerous chemicals require careful attention!!!
Thats why my hands are covered in scars and my wifes carpets are stained.

All veterans have war wounds (especially off the "Missus)
Take care, Gotter.

if we are given a purple heart for every sliced finger they would be OOP in a matter of minutes...lol

Sliced the top off my index finger many years ago.

The bit left over looked like half a baked bean!

It bled for two days, and my finger is still not the right shape.

But it was a scar gained in a noble pursuit!

Karl

Dropped my xacto with a new #11 blade, stuck in the top of my left shoe, into my foot. Many scars on my fingers too. What we go trough for a little relaxation. Bob

QUOTE: Originally posted by cassibill I superglued my thumb shut whem I bisected it witha can opener. Tips a little numb and there is a line but hey.

I hope you sanded immediately after putting on the accelerator

I've cut myself with a hobby knife, but never with the sharp end... I was pushing too hard on the blunt(er) side of the blade and found that I had sliced into my index finger!

Scars and super glue residue on your fingers are signs that you are a dedicated modeller...lol

Welcome to the club! In recognition of your service to this hobby you get the purple kit award.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Prince of Styrene II QUOTE: One time an X-Acto rolled off the bench & stuck straight up in my leg! [:0] I've done this too, now I have knives that don't roll! It's amazing how easily one with a new blade cam go through jeans and into your leg. Oddly enough super-glue was originally developed as a surgeon's aid to replace stiches in many applications Duct tape was invented for use as a waterproof bandage tape for the Marines in the South Pacific. Reply Edit mark956 Member since February 2003 From: USA Posted by mark956 on Saturday, December 20, 2003 9:28 AM Welcome to the club Davrukr. I have been cut many times. mark956 Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 20, 2003 3:15 AM Like I tell my kids, if something makes you bleed, it's yours forever. That's why my duaghter is waiting to inherit my Commando Knife given to me when I retired from the Air Force while working with the 16th Special Operations Wing, and my youngest son is waiting to inherit the screen door to the front of the house. Don Reply Edit lizardqing Member since July 2003 From: Dahlonega, Georgia Posted by lizardqing on Friday, December 19, 2003 10:48 PM I learned tonite the dangers of mixing a head cold and modeling, ever been in the middle of a cut with an exacto and sneezed? Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop Reply therriman Member since January 2003 From: Central MI Posted by therriman on Friday, December 19, 2003 10:48 AM Wait till you grab for the falling knife, forgetting how sharp it is and it was better to let it fall. Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven. Reply cassibill Member since February 2003 From: Indiana, USA Posted by cassibill on Friday, December 19, 2003 8:04 AM I superglued my thumb shut whem I bisected it witha can opener. Tips a little numb and there is a line but hey. cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!! The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 19, 2003 6:29 AM As you build more kits, you just get it over with, right in the beginning! Step 1, in all instructions, should be: Cut finger with razor knife. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 19, 2003 12:34 AM Whether it's a molel or wood project it just isn't complet without a DNA and Blood sample. Reply Edit shrikes Member since November 2003 From: Manila, Philippines Posted by shrikes on Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:05 PM My god! i'm starting to get sympathy pains! This is why i can't watch anyone get injected... i turn white... oi! i caught myself once with a hobby knife along the side of my thumb... now it's starting to hurt... Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning Reply Swanny Member since February 2003 From: Sandusky Ohio, USA Posted by Swanny on Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:03 PM Oddly enough super-glue was originally developed as a surgeon's aid to replace stiches in many applications and we as modelers keep that application current. Let me know when the knife rolls off the desk and spears your foot or even worse, something higher up on the anatomy. Isn't it funny how even knowing just how sharp a razor knife is we will always try to catch it when it falls? Swanny's Models Reply Prince of Styrene II Member since September 2003 From: USA Posted by Prince of Styrene II on Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:21 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by MadModelFactory Firm believer of donating one drop of blood per kit, makes them come more alive. Amen to that! Don't worry, Davrukr, soon you'll have lots more! I've cut up my thumb so much, I wonder why I still have a thumbprint! One time an X-Acto rolled off the bench & stuck straight up in my leg! [:0] I called upstairs to the wife, "um... honey, can you bring me a band-aid?" "Hold the weapons, Daddy. I'm going to go get my monkeys." The Dutchess of Styrene Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:17 PM Well slicing your finger open is never fun. I just seem to have the bad luck of the blade slipping under my nail, and that hurts. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:10 PM You just drew First Blood Davrukr.[:0] Reply Edit shermanfreak Member since January 2003 Posted by shermanfreak on Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:35 PM Quick ... get the CA glue on it before you bleed all over your kit !!! Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:24 PM I am so used to cutting into my finger that sometimes I wonder why part ofthe model is red and shining wet. Firm believer of donating one drop of blood per kit, makes them come more alive. Said that I use surgical scalpels as a modeling knife. Reply Edit M1abramsRules Member since June 2003 Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:21 PM I haven't done it yet. I've been careful with my knives since I cut my thumb last spring with my pocketknife, that was pretty deep. Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:17 PM ilost count of all the finger slices!!!! Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:07 PM 'Tis a perilous business we're in! I have a small scar on my right thumb from an errant drop of burning sprue and a scar on my left index finger from a polishing wheel slip. Mark Reply Edit JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. 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