Went out to make my first bow drill...

[M86ney]

...and ended up in hospital with a nice deep puncture wound in my thigh. quite a scary experience, blood gushing out of my leg, quickly tied some rope around my leg to stop the bleeding and hobbled out of the woods, found a nice couple walking by who let me use their phone then staggered out of the park just in time for a lift down to hospital.

well you learn from your mistakes, next time ill be alot more aware of where my limbs are when using my knife.

 

[Everything Mac]

a nasty experience indeed.

I hope you have a speedy recovery.

 

[Radix lecti]

Sorry to hear about your wound friend ,heres to a speedy recovery too.

 

[Ph34r]

Sounds nasty. Hope you are back in business soon mate. Thats why as a general rule of thumb, I always carry a phone and first aid kit when out with a knife.

 

[mace242]

Good advice. I always think and advise that when you pack a knife pack a first aid kit.

 

[EddBamber]

Thats not good, it happens to the best of us. But just think of the awesome scar you'll be left with XD

 

[bushcraftbob]

Hope your leg heals up soon, at least it wasnt your middle leg!!! ;-)

 

[EddBamber]

at least it wasnt your middle leg!!! ;-)

Haha im with you there. Thank jebus.

 

[outdoorowain]

You won't do that again.
Hope you get better soon.

 

[DaveBromley]

your supposed to keep your knife in your sheath not your leg (i havent got room to talk with the ammount of scars i have lol)

Hope you get better soon but until then i hope you are able to milk it for all its worth!!

Dave

 

[Retired Member southey]

How did you do that? if you don't mind me asking.

 

[TinkyPete]

hope you getter soon, it's one of the reasons i normally carry a FA kit and a couple of FFD's when carrying large sharps. I even have some plasters in my wallet as you never know!! and I only have a min SAK on my keyring.

 

[M86ney]

How did you do that? if you don't mind me asking.

my hearth board was a bit thick and i was stripping it down when i slipped and used my leg as a sheath

at least it wasnt your middle leg!!! ;-)

i never even though of that :yikes:

iv got a FAK but as this was just a little trip out i never even thought about taking it, will do next time. whats an FFD? not heard that one before. i got myself a picture before i got all patched up, the cut is about an inch wide

 

[Retired Member southey]

Now that is a decent knick, as you have said lesson learned ref carrying an fak when carrying a sharp AT ALL TIMES DUDE!, a FFD is a First Field Dressing, big absorbant pad with farbric attatched to tye it on to you, all stored in a plastic backed packet. looks as though you had the bored resting on your thigh, no no.