Warning: Pay attention to what you are doing!

I just finished my 21st SR shave, which I must say was my very 1st BBS with my father's 5/8 King Mfg. Co. However, I was switching hands from right to left and must have not been paying attention to what I was doing. Some how I touched the edge with my left thumb pad and it sliced it pretty bad. Not bad enough for stitches, but I thought it would never stop bleeding.

So just as a warning to beginners, please be cautious of what you are doing and pay attention. It is very easy to do serious damage with a SR and it only takes a micro-second.

Never a truer word.

I avoid that by not changing hands. I use my right hand on both sides.

I did that once. After that I started laying the razor down on a towel before a hand switch.

Tomorrow you get to realize how often you use your left thumb. :(

My face told me that I had to focus on what the edge was doing at all times. After getting a 2 inch slice twice, I thought that I had learned this lesson. Unfortunately, my fingers on my left hand then taught me that while focusing on the edge, I also had to focus on any moving body parts. The.cuts looked bad, but healed fast leaving no scars.

After some time, we tend to get complacent. Need a reminder now and then!

Believe me, I am already beginning to realize how much I use that thumb :-)

This will get you in to "cut of the day" if you care to join up....

And the reminder is always welcome no mater how long you have been doing this.

I also learned not to cross over hands, if the left hand comes on the right side of the razor, reach over your head. I try to keep my free hand on the other side of my body and put the razor back on the towel to change hands. When you are through with a stroke it is natural to lower the hand with the razor. The other hand better not be in the way.