Thread: Knicked razor before I even used it

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Don't feel bad a couple months ago I had finished shaving with my Livi takeda and had it propped up on the counter and as I was putting my mug away it slipped right onto you know what and put a perfect series of about 5 chips in the blade. talk about crying. I'm surprised X-man didn't hear me yelling all the way up in Canada. I had to do major work on that one luckily it came out fine.

Dude I was going to tell the story of droping my NOS World Master on the Norton the first time I honed it but you got me beat

I have also had my strop slip (thankfully without the damage you descirbed) which made me wonder, why hang the strop at all? Can't I just lay it on a flat surface and work it as if it were a paddle strop?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Don't feel bad a couple months ago I had finished shaving with my Livi takeda and had it propped up on the counter and as I was putting my mug away it slipped right onto you know what and put a perfect series of about 5 chips in the blade. talk about crying. I'm surprised X-man didn't hear me yelling all the way up in Canada. I had to do major work on that one luckily it came out fine.

It hurts bad enough just hearing the original posters story, and then you have to rip all my nails out with pliers telling this story?

What kind of a sadist are you anyways?

Originally Posted by JMS

It hurts bad enough just hearing the original posters story, and then you have to rip all my nails out with pliers telling this story?

What kind of a sadist are you anyways?

Yea and just think if the Livi was your razor.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yea and just think if the Livi was your razor.

That's exactly how I was thinking!

Originally Posted by leadduck

I have also had my strop slip (thankfully without the damage you descirbed) which made me wonder, why hang the strop at all? Can't I just lay it on a flat surface and work it as if it were a paddle strop?

This is could be a good solution. Do any of you more experienced guys have any thoughts on this??

If your landlord doesn't like added holes in the walls:

• make a loop from para-cord (or similar) and loop it over a doorknob for your hanging strop
• use a paddle strop