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9 hours ago, dcarch said:

Get a cut resistant glove (yes, you can buy one glove).

Now you can practice all those dangerous knife skill circus acts blindfolded.

 

dcarch

I'm not sure what circus acts you're talking about. There's nothing inherently dangerous about any of the basic skills. Some of them are counterintuitive, and may seem scary (like bias-slicing toward your guide hand), but I find this just focusses your attention. I've never actually seen anyone cut themselves doing this technique, even as a beginner. The techniques usually have safety built into them.

The thing is, when you're working with a very sharp knife, you never apply more than smallest amount of force to it. So you have a lot of control, and the knife never slips and goes flying. You get comfortable working the blade right by your fingers. And doing it blindfolded actually isn't much of a challenge, because your guide fingers position the knife more than your eyes do.

I suspect knifeproof gloves would just foster inattention and bad habits. They make those things for processing plant workers who butcher meat on 12 hour shifts.

3 hours ago, dcarch said:

Get a cut resistant glove (yes, you can buy one glove).

Now you can practice all those dangerous knife skill circus acts blindfolded.

 

dcarch

I'm not sure what circus acts you're talking about. There's nothing inherently dangerous about any of the basic skills. Some of them are counterintuitive, a seem scary (like bias-slicing toward your guide hand), but this just tends to focus your attention. I've actually never seen anyone cut themselves doing this technique, even as a beginner. The techniques have safety built into them.

The thing is, when you're working with a very sharp knife, you never apply more than smallest amount of force to it. So you have a lot of control, and the knife never slips and goes flying. You get comfortable working the blade right by your fingers. And doing it blindfolded actually isn't much of a challenge, because your guide fingers position the knife more than your eyes do.

I suspect knifeproof gloves would just foster inattention and bad habits. They make those things for processing plant workers who butcher meat on 12 hour shifts.