Ouch! At least it is sharp

Since I had been shaving a little closer together lately (Sunday afternoon and Monday morning), my stubble was quite low. So I decided to do just an XTG pass and a bit of ATG finishing on my chin.

The 'scything' movement did take away most of the stubble. Unfortunately I moved the blade just a tad too much longitudinally. Ouch. Just a few millimeters, and the knife immediately bit into my skin.

The wounds weren't too bad, just left a few red lines on my face, and one bleeder under my jaw that took some time to heal.

At least I know my blade is sharp.

And the BBS is getting there. Once I get the hang of removing the last bit of stubble on the point of my chin, my shaves will be perfect.

Enjoying this to the max.

Mart

keep trying, it will get better...good luck

the chin was the worst for me also, just go slow

Yeah I hear ya on the chin, was an issue for me to. Just be glad you don't have a Leno chin er... well maybe you :w

Chin haha! My chin was shaved off months ago.

I have been getting a pretty close shave and last Thursday when I was shaving my upper lip and moved the blade a little laterally and got my upper lip. I immediately applied styptic and it still bled and bled. I've never bled like that before. After three applications of styptic I still bled for over half-an-hour. I have never had to apply tissue to a cut but I did several times. When the blood ran onto the under side of my lip, I made the dumb mistake of puffing it away...Dexter would have loved the blood splatters on the mirror, mirror frame, wall, and vanity. I know NOT to do that again. :gaah: I am still avoiding that area when I shave, but it is finally healing up enough I can probably shave over it tomorrow or Thursday without opening it up again.

That really blows, cuts can suck. I do find out with me that really cold water stops the bleeding fast. I swung the razor around the other day in a moment of stupidity and nicked my neck close to the apple, phew !!:jedi:

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Originally Posted by keenedge

Ouch, hang in there. :)

If you don't have a styptic pencil to patch yourself up after a cut, you might think about getting one.

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Thanks for the tip, but it won't be necessary. I have an alum block, which has been doing stellar service for years (Ok, for at least half of those years I didn't shave at all).

That won't stop a real wound though, like the bleeder I had yesterday morning. But short of letting it close up naturally or stitching it up, nothing will stop a real wound from bleeding.

Mart

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Originally Posted by Mart

Thanks for the tip, but it won't be necessary. I have an alum block, which has been doing stellar service for years (Ok, for at least half of those years I didn't shave at all).

That won't stop a real wound though, like the bleeder I had yesterday morning. But short of letting it close up naturally or stitching it up, nothing will stop a real wound from bleeding.

Mart

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Try Vaseline petroleum jelly, a thin smear over the cut should stem the flow enough for you to finish the rest of your face and clean the bathroom, then a gentle wipe with Distilled Witch Hazel, and by the time the tears have dried (it stings) you stand a good chance of having a now dry cut, it works for Boxers,and TBH if you (all of us) have good enough motor neuro' skills to Str8 shave, then our reactions should easy be quick enough to ensure any cuts are very narrow, like the thickness of a razors edge.


Failing that and if you can get hold of it, Adrenaline will stop bleeding real fast, but it tends not to be something that you just have laying around :rofl2:

Did you skip WTG pass first?
-Chief

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Originally Posted by BHChieftain

Did you skip WTG pass first?
-Chief

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Skipping WTG would give Rhino's backside razor burn.......Ouch!

:eek:

i usually don't cut myself but my last shave i was using scything motion and ended up slicing a big peace of beef. i think that method works great but you need to be very care full . Not to put pressure or make longer strokes.

Allow me to join the purple heart crew. Yesterday, I was shaving and made three major mistakes that resulted in a quater inch gash in my upper cheek.

Mistake # 1. Was in a hurry to finish
Mistake # 2. Grew over confident :aargh: Thought I had learned everything, I considered myself a great samurai with a katana.

Mistake # 3. Had a drink before the shower.

There's some crazy English guy on Youtube who drinks while he shaves and all he ended up with was meat-grinder-face. I've gotten good, but being buzzed would just bring me back to square one (you wouldn't really know how much you cut/burned yourself until you were sober...ouch).

I think he's billed as the fastest straight razor shave on Youtube, but he's hanging out for something like 10 minutes...

Alcohol doesn't mix with a lot of things and SR shaving in one of them. I will be my reminder everytime I look a the scar in my cheek. Funny thing, Lynn warns against using alcohol while shaving including honing. Think I have learned!