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i put hundreds of these on outside edge of our sharpening table at all gun shows we work – they really generate a lot of attention and conversation
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I almost detached the entire pad of the end of my middle finger, right hand tonight; I’m a lefty. Sharp knife (what else?) and trying to bisect the last 1/4″ of a stick of hard summer sausage. Surprisingly, there was very little pain, but lots of blood (clopedogril). The elastic fabric band-aid did the trick. Nice and tight. First time it’s happened at the cutting board. Two Manhattans. Go figure.
I love this idea and the lasting effect on your customers is priceless. I bet they will always remember it.
Eddie Kinlen
M1rror Edge Sharpening Service, LLC
+1(682)777-1622Great idea! Many times I saw a slogan that “sharp knife is safer than dull knife”. Not from my experience. How do you stop bleeding? Band aid seems to help only after bleeding stopped. It only covers the wound from contamination.
Stopping the bleeding is the main problem I have, since I’m on a blood thinner. The cut I’m dealing with now was a pretty good leaker, so I wrapped a flexible Band-Aid rather tightly for the first day. After that, you’re pretty good with regular Band-Aid changes. If it’s not not near the tip of a finger, I like the new “advanced healing” bandages, which are water-proof and stay on for 3-4 days, after which things are pretty well healed up.
If you are in a situation where you’ve truly done some serious damage to yourself and are losing substantial amounts of that red liquid, you would do well to have one of those first-aid packs they use to stop hemorrhaging on the battlefield. I visited the local Gander Mountain store here last week, and they had ’em in their camping section, so I’m sure they’re also on the ‘net.
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“sharp knife is safer than dull knife”.
It’s funny you said that, I just read this statement in U.S. government policy and thought to share it. The “Sharp knife is safer than a dull knife” isn’t a “Slogan” it’s actually a O.S.H.A standard for tools that are supposed to be sharp (OSHA3080-See Attachment if the Web Admin lets me). Straight off the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (O.S.H.A.) website (In the U.S.). I don’t think most restaurants, barbers, or salons in the U.S. have considered this (Enjoy).
Eddie Kinlen
M1rror Edge Sharpening Service, LLC
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I think the basis of thought behind the “sharp knife is safer than dull knife” rule lies in the fact that a sharp knife usually requires very little force to cut the material at hand. Requiring much more force, a dull knife could slip and produce an injury.
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And although I warned everybody several times that knives are very sharp, everyone cut themselves during 4 days of our trip.
Just they’re way of acknowledging a sharpening job well done.
Marc
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I have used the skin glues quite a bit for little nicks that don’t bleed much and their great for keeping a low profile and keeping the wound closed and protected from dirt.
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QuikClot and other coagulants work great.
Thank you for your tip! I started to look for it on Amazon and found another couple of interesting things:
Curad Quickstop Instant Clotting Technology Flex-Fabric Bandages, Assorted Size, 30 Count
Curad Bloodstop Hemostatic Gauze, 1 X 1 Inches, 10 Count
They are compact and I guess they would be better for small cuts. These pads are thicker and have blood stopping ingredients. There are a bunch of other blood stopping products that I never knew they existed. Thanks again!
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