Thread: Beard Growth After Straight

I really cut the **** out of my right thumb last thursday cleaning my Heljestrand 31, bad enough to get 9 stitches in a long smile across the pad of the thumb. Pics available upon request
Anywho I haven't shaved since. Lack of dexterity and all. A few days ago I noticed the quality of the beard growth was different than I remember having before. The hairs are softer and straighter, more uniform somehow. This is my first experience with this. Anyone else?
Now the beard is starting to bug me, can't wait to shave it off. I'm also doing an Elvis gig downtown for the next week so the idea of shaving in serious chops is very tempting. In studying for this gig I heard a recording of Polk Salad Annie where Elvis describes Annie as a "wretched spiteful straight razor totin' woman!" Kind of funny...

I'm willing to agree with you on the difference in beard growth, but I'm not 100%. Feels softer and, oddly enough, looks different when I see myself in the mirror. Guess the great shaves keep the hairs all uniform like you mentioned.

I remember stray hairs refusing to be cut by anything before I started straight razor shaving so if I wasn't on top of things with the electric/disposable, my stubble/early beard would be stiff and very uneven.

If the difference in beard growth is true, I guess that means we found a side benefit of straight shaving:a way to bring in a awesome, masculine stubble/early beard look all the movies and such keep showing off?

haha it may be just because now i am thinking about it but my whiskers are definately softer... probably the good soaps and not using that barbasol junk lol. haha put up a pic but seriously hope ur healing up fast

if I wasn't on top of things with the electric/disposable, my stubble/early beard would be stiff and very uneven.

Same here I cleaned up my neck the other day with an electric and the grow back is uneven, the hairs are going in different scattered directions... ridiculous.

probably the good soaps and not using that barbasol junk lol.

Maybe, though I'm beginning to suspect that the extreme sharpness of the straight razors I've been using (thanks max!) sever the hair cleanly, and don't stress the skin around it. Cleaner cuts make for better regrowth? speaking of which...

haha put up a pic but seriously hope ur healing up fast

you asked for it... this was the morning after, when the dressings came off.

That's a monster cut!
Take it easy once you're back in the saddle, eh?

Holy crap.

That is the most damage I have seen from a straight since joining.

I actually cut my finger the other week (out of carelessness ), but it looked nothing like this (required no stitches). Sorry you hurt yourself so badly...how's the pain? It sort of looks like Frankenstein....if you put a bold on either side of you neck, your thumb would be a dead ringer!

It sort of looks like Frankenstein....if you put a bold on either side of you neck, your thumb would be a dead ringer!

I'm fond of walking up to people, sticking my thumb up at them and saying "why so ssserious?!" The scar is going be awesome.

Thanks for the caring wishes fella's!
It was a very frustrating injury because I shouldn't haven been trying to clean the blade with a rubbing alcohol swab in the first place. I mean... duh. And I had such an excellent shave not even 20 minutes before this happened. Which is why I will still humbly post in the newbie corner until I can get back on the horse again. The blade was so sharp I almost didn't feel it! But the blood, OH the blood!
The physician's assistant who stitched me couldn't believe that such a clean shave could some from a straight razor. He might have been trying to distract me from the process as he asked me all kinds of questions about straights, inspecting my mug while he was cleaning my gash...
It doesn't hurt me much now, a week and some days later. Except when I play music. I won't even bother with upright bass yet, but I have a weeklong gig on electric bass and that has taken quite a bit of adjusting. I didn't realize how much my fingers hit my thumb with each pluck.

Here's thumbs up for straight razor shaving Mother Pluckers!

Originally Posted by bassguy

I'm fond of walking up to people, sticking my thumb up at them and saying "why so ssserious?!" The scar is going be awesome.

Pull my finger jokes might hurt though, untill the wound heals

WOW! Those blades can leave us humble. Hope it gets better soon!