Help About shavettes

[howlercoaster]

How much is the damage that a shavette can do? I want to cut a carotid artery but dont know if is too hard to get there with one.

 

[rozeske]

If the plan is to die from it, cutting has an effectiveness of about 2 to 6 percent. It rarely works.

 

[Forveleth]

Depends on the quality of the steel and how sharp you can get it. Human tissue is tough stuff, even for "sharp" blades. This is why there are specialty blades (scalpels) just for surgery. You are going to have to make more of a slash cut instead of a stab with this shape of blade as it is rectangular and not pointy, which will require extra force. You are also going to have to cut pretty deep while looking in a mirror to make sure you hit the right spot.

Technically it can be done with this but both your method of cutting and the tool are heavily stacking the odds against you. Do what you want but I would highly encourage you to choose another method if you want success.

 

[howlercoaster]

If the plan is to die from it, cutting has an effectiveness of about 2 to 6 percent. It rarely works.

In the carotid arteries? seems like you are talking about general cutting statistics.

 

[rozeske]

In the carotid arteries? seems like you are talking about general cutting statistics.

That is mainly why it fails. Getting the arteries.

 

[Forveleth]

In the carotid arteries? seems like you are talking about general cutting statistics.

Trying for arteries is included in these statistics. Cutting yourself that deeply AND hitting your arteries AND then not immediately calling for help when blood starts flying out of your neck is a triple dice roll that is very difficult to land.

 

[howlercoaster]

Depends on the quality of the steel and how sharp you can get it. Human tissue is tough stuff, even for "sharp" blades. This is why there are specialty blades (scalpels) just for surgery. You are going to have to make more of a slash cut instead of a stab with this shape of blade as it is rectangular and not pointy, which will require extra force. You are also going to have to cut pretty deep while looking in a mirror to make sure you hit the right spot.

Technically it can be done with this but both your method of cutting and the tool are heavily stacking the odds against you. Do what you want but I would highly encourage you to choose another method if you want success.

The thing with the shavette is that the blades are the ones disposable, highly sharp but do not have a significant area to penetrate. The difficulty i find is just the fact that seems if you dont really put force, it may not go too deep.

 

[Forveleth]

The thing with the shavette is that the blades are the ones disposable, highly sharp but do not have a significant area to penetrate. The difficulty i find is just the fact that seems if you dont really put force, it may not go too deep.

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So while these are sharp, these are not scalpel sharp (which is a completely different level of sharp). You are right in saying that it might not go deep without much force. You could always try on an orange or banana first to at least see how it could get through your first few layers of skin.

 

[howlercoaster]

So while these are sharp, these are not scalpel sharp (which is a completely different level of sharp). You are right in saying that it might not go deep without much force. You could always try on an orange or banana first to at least see how it could get through your first few layers of skin.

Hadnt thought about testing on fruits, its interesting despite the difference of cutting yourself.

 

[J&L383]

First, I would not try this, I would not have the nerve! but if you think you do have the guts, get a straight razor. They're scalpel sharp and can cut deep enough, if you know your anatomy. (I've heard there's places you can take anatomy classes - with cadavers- for non-medical students, if you really want to be thorough) But again I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS METHOD. And if you do, put yourself into a body bag ahead of time to make the clean-up easier.

 

[howlercoaster]

Updating, its hard cuz of the many layers of skin you have to pass. Im still wanting to reach the arteries but im just dealing with blood and just skin. A shavette is a bad method, maybe a tanto knife with a good self-stab would do the job.
my method was cutting with a shavette then stiletto to artery. Didnt work since the stilleto didnt went far enough. Still trying.