[Josiah922]

OK Finally broke down and got a photobucket account so I could post the pics. The wound is now fine by the way. Took the stitches out myself. Hehe, made the doctor mad.

Object of the story folks is when using a "forest axe" use it on your knees so when it bounces off of the stump it goes into the ground and not your shin.

I will answer any questions you have within reason.

This is a picture of it right after the nurse removed my proper pressure dressing. The blob of red in the 4x4 gauze is betadine. You can see how much blood I lost on my sock. Put a pressure dressing on using an abdominal dressing and some cling wrap. Drove myself about 10 miles to the clinic.

This is a picture of the cut itself. I am not pulling it open. It pulls itself open like that. The cut is about 1.5 to 2 inches long. It is about 1/2 inch from my tibia.

A horrible looking stitch job. 14 stitches. I took them out myself 10 days later and made the doctor mad when his nurse called for a follow up. I told him the only only reason I came in the first place is for the XRay and some numbing agent.

Not a picture of my exact axe but it is the same type of axe. SA Wetterlings "Forest Axe"

 

[9mmMike]

I did that to my foot just above the big toe once...ouch!

 

[talon115]

............Ouch!

 

[winegirl]

crap man...hope you got a tetnus shot

 

[madcritter]

"use it on your knees so when it bounces off of the stump it goes"
Humm, if you do it your way and on your knees I fear it might bounce into something more important.

 

[FalconsBravesHawks]

spread legs, bend knees, and be ready to jump/move...have hit myself several times with hatchett while cutting wood or dropping dead trees...hurts like hell, but luckily never anything that bad...

ouch!

 

[DocWal81]

man that reminds me of one of my guys in the army. brand new private was sent to me to ask a question. He wanted to know what i'd do to a hatchet wound. the look on his face when I said id ef it was hilarious. I had to explain to him that a hatchet wound looks similar to a certain female anatomical area lols

 

[Lowne]

Good gawd man, that looks horrible. Glad you're ok.

 

[Kalifornia Guy]

Glad your doing ok, my Uncle was chopping kindling and cut off two fingers when we were kids. That reminder stuck with us kids 40+ years later to be extra cautious when using an axe/hatchet.

 

[Josiah922]

crap man...hope you got a tetnus shot

Had gotten one like two months before. :

 

[Josiah922]

"use it on your knees so when it bounces off of the stump it goes"
Humm, if you do it your way and on your knees I fear it might bounce into something more important.

Actually No. It is the proper way to use a shorter axe. Check this vid out and you will see what I mean. I teach children this all the time, but did I listen this one time. NO!! You see where it got me?

 

[Josiah922]

Glad your doing ok, my Uncle was chopping kindling and cut off two fingers when we were kids. That reminder stuck with us kids 40+ years later to be extra cautious when using an axe/hatchet.

I have NEVER had an accident with an axe or hatchet until this one. Craziest thing is that it was about 1/2 inch from my tibia. (Front shin bone) 14 stitches BTW.

 

[bayez]

Good axe!....

 

[Josiah922]

Good axe!....

Added a pic of the same type of axe. Yes, best axe I have ever owned and need I say it is SHARP?

 

[joes]

Hope you heal fast....:thumb:

 

[Josiah922]

Hope you heal fast....:thumb:

This happened a couple of months ago, so yeah all better. I am like Wolverine bud. LOL

 

[Mistifier]

Ouch!!!!! That sucks!

 

[BoldViolet]

Thanks for the vid, Josiah. You dun' learned me somethin'.

 

[ROMAK47]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll use this as safety refresher and I will think about this next time I use an axe/hatchet. Glad your ok.

 

[CMDRSTP]