First major cut -- on my thumb!

Well, I knew it was bound to happen. Was in a little bit of a rush this morning and, when switching the razor from right hand to left hand, the pad of my thumb ended up on the heel of the blade. :eek: Gee, I guess it really was sharp! No problem at all in generating a nice little cut, about 1/2" long but not too deep. (I guess I still have some reflexes left!) Didn't drop the razor or bleed on the rug or good towels.

The shave was good, not great. Colleen's soaps really are helping a lot. Nice splash of Clubman afterwards really set me up for the day. :tu

I seem to be getting passible shaves without DE help every now and then. Still have to perfect the ATG/upward strokes on the neck and cheeks. Then we'll be seeing BB smooth shaves here.

--Paul

Paul,

Three important things I was told when I first took up straight razors:

1. Donate to your local blood bank before beginning

2. Have a recent picture on hand for the plastic surgeon

3. The most dangerous place for a straight razor is anywhere but your face.

My worst cuts were also hand related.

RT

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Originally Posted by rtaylor61

3. The most dangerous place for a straight razor is anywhere but your face.

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Let that be a warning to Rich and his army of commandos! :p

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Originally Posted by majurey

Let that be a warning to Rich and his army of commandos! :p

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You need to try the commando thing...it's amazing how firm you grip becomes and how your concentration level sky rockets...

Do it right and you'll still be a complete pr1ck....

errr hang on..........

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Hey everyone! Erica here. I just jumped onboard with Colleen. I'm just about to graduate from college (9 more days...but who's counting) I guess you could say I'm Colleens's assisntant. lol

P.S. Paul: Hope your cut is healing up well :p

* Erica *

Wow, I wished I would have read this before I shaved on thursday morning. I might have been more careful. I was running late and was rushing. While cleaning up, I closed the razor on my finger :gth . Instead of making up time, it took me an extra half hour or more to stop the bleeding, clean the blood up off of everthing in the bathroom including spot cleaning the rugs (I couldn't find anything to use as a pressure bandage except for nice hand towels which I knew better than to use, better bleed to death than use the "hand towels").

These things are sharp, I didn't even feel the slice just noticed blood covering my hand.

I have now bought some gauze pads (super absorbant for wound drainage) to use as a pressure bandage.

I've done this myself cutting my first finger on my right hand. I had got done shaving and picked up my razor without realizing my finger was on the heel. It bleed pretty good too.

I've been there too. Clumsy when changing razor hands... my right ring finger took the hit. No pain, just the sudden appearance of blood.

Boy was that a clean cut. Didn't hurt, and after the bleeding stopped with a double layer of tight plasters it healed up pretty quick too.

Moral of the story: even when it's not sharp enough to cut hair (see other threads on my less than sharp razor) it's still plenty sharp enough to cut skin.

It does happen when you don't pay attention. Cut the tip of my left ring finger with a wedge. Seem like it bled for an hour. Lucky I had some super glue in the bathroom drawer.

Phil

I hear you, just last night I sliced my left index finger open. Still not exactly sure how it happened.

Sorry to hear about all the injuries that people have had but it is nice to see, in a way, that this was not an uncommon happening.

I'm a lot more aware now of exactly what is going on with my fingers and hands: during stropping, during shaving, when opening and closing, and generally picking up and putting down the razor.

--Paul