Thread: I dropped and chipped my razor before my second shave with it!

After stropping, I set my razor (opened) on my very small glass shelf where I keep my equipment. I felt uneasy about it and made more room for it so I wouldn't have any mistakes. When I placed it down again and went for my lather I bumped it and it fell. Then every thing went into slow motion as I reached for it but my brain said no don't do that. Then my razor preservation kick in again and I reached for it again but better judgement brain area kicked in again and I retreated. It hit the tile floor....but not a straight fall because my attempts to stop its decent manage to slow it down. I did receive a superficial cut to my wrist below my thumb.

You know My first shave went so well. Then I nicked my strop and now this! The toe end of the cutting edge of the razor had a length wise chip 2 mm +/- in length.
The chip was only evident within the bevel and all else looked ok. I am using past tense because Im in the process of honing this thing.

I wanted to get into honing at some point after I learned to shave. Those plans are gone and I guess I am learning to hone first! I have a decent amount of experience with my water stones and sharpening my kitchen knives; so, honing a razor will add to my skill set. I have come to learn that my razor has a slight warp. I have also come to learn the rolling x-stroke. So far my attempts to set the bevel are looking good under my bausch and lomb stero zoom microscope. I'm waiting for my naniwa 8k and 12 k stones from SRD to arrive.

Now I know why straight razors have scales!! I should never have placed an open razor on a shelf especially being a newbie. So let this be a little reminder to fellow new straight razor users to think better than I did about what your doing.

I would have ordered a replacement razor as well but they are sold out: wanted a shave ready from SRD. I would have sent it in for a honing, but then I would never learn to hone for my self so I'm jumping in.

Oh well back to the grind stone for me!