Thread: oh no no no! I pulled a really stupid one this morning.

That hurts. Is it fixable? I have a 'habit' of never holding my razor unless the faucet is covered with a washrag.

Originally Posted by HaiKarate

That hurts. Is it fixable? I have a 'habit' of never holding my razor unless the faucet is covered with a washrag.

Yes, this was recently discussed in a thread, making your area and habits razor safe zones!

That is a big part of the reason that many people never rinse the razor but wipe it on a wet towel or a sponge. There are also rubber bowls made specifically for this. I tried to find you a link but came up empty

This is why i never rinse the blade with running water whilst shaving. I might at the very end of the shave, just before i set the razor down to deal with my aftershaving and begin clean up. But at that time i'm not shaving anymore, and i can focus on hitting the stream of water, not the spigot.

Sponge here.

Sharpening needs to be learned at some point (i have just gotten out the nicks with 1k wet on flat surface). I will move to 2k now. I dont have a wire edge so far....I like the idea of hanging a washcloth on the faucet.

I always put a washcloth in the sink full of hot water. I snatch it out to wipe off the blade and then lay it right back on the water. It kind'a floats around in the water until I need it. If I forget myself and dip the razor in the sink to swish off the blade the washcloth is between the blade and the bottom of the sink and metal drain stopper. That way I don't accidentally bounce the edge off of a hard surface. I never run water to rinse off the blade because of the ding factor.

Is it fixable? A photo of the damaged blade would help to access that. I do as WadePatton does in his post to minimize the danger. There are large collapsible silicon dog dishes that would do for rinsing a blade in too and might be a cheaper alternative to one sold specifically for shaving.

It might be a good idea to have it fixed professionally.

Bob

Ok I'm as done as I can get. I only made maybe a dozen passes on the 2k super light x strokes. It took the haze out of the edge and spine. I then did about 20 passes on the barber hone. Stropped 100 times. It will pop one of the wife's hairs now as long as close (1/4 inch) away from where I hold it. I will shave in the morning and let everyone know. I just don't think it's as sharp as it was it would pop her hair no matter where I held it before. What a mess I made. Lol oh well if you can't learn something everyday........

Originally Posted by RezDog

That is a big part of the reason that many people never rinse the razor but wipe it on a wet towel or a sponge. There are also rubber bowls made specifically for this. I tried to find you a link but came up empty

i seem to remember califorinan cajun talking about them, i dont think that he was that impressed, and if i recall correctly they weren't that cheap.
i just use my forearm, and rinse it off when its either full of lather, or i have run out of face to shave.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

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i just use my forearm, and rinse it off when its either full of lather, or i have run out of face to shave.

I meant to try that when you (I think) posted a photo once before. Tomorrow morning for sure!