Thread: Risk Factor to Consider

Originally Posted by northpaw

Got my worst cut with a DE, which left a tiny scar. Nothing even close to that bad after 2.5 years of straights.

Yep - me too. My wife distracted me and I nicked the bottom of my left nostril with my DE. I have a scar and that thing to a long time to stop bleeding.

Nothing to speak of with the straights.

The worst cut I have gotten is smaller than I did routinly at my right nostril while trying to trim the top of my stash. Was using a twin blade disposable.

Paying attention to what you are doing, without distractions and you will have no trouble.

Also the more comfortable you are with handling sharp objects like knives gives you confidence.

I did not have any trouble with the handling of straights. I used knives all the time cooking meals.

The beginners guide starts you off shaving small areas to help build confidence.

In life you have to face your fears.

Hope this helps?

Silver2

well i have cut myself dozens of times but nothing cold water didnt cure. i did get a pal of mine started , now this guy is a pro juggler and one of the best i have ever seen, his control over his hands is magic. he watched me and then gave himself a full shave frist time out in abought 5 mins. fast & sure .it was hard to watch i was sure he would open himself up any second. when he finished i was blown away and started breathing again.i might add he have the thickest beard i have ever seen too and has to shave down to the collar bones. anyway that last time i saw him he had a 2" scar running down over the jugular scared the crap out of him but not deep enough to start the fountain.hes still very fast but more respectfull.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

My worst cuts are usually during handsanding a razor.

Same for me. My face does fine. My hands... "not so much!" Borat

Originally Posted by cutalot

well i have cut myself dozens of times but nothing cold water didnt cure. i did get a pal of mine started , now this guy is a pro juggler and one of the best i have ever seen, his control over his hands is magic. he watched me and then gave himself a full shave frist time out in abought 5 mins. fast & sure .it was hard to watch i was sure he would open himself up any second. when he finished i was blown away and started breathing again.i might add he have the thickest beard i have ever seen too and has to shave down to the collar bones. anyway that last time i saw him he had a 2" scar running down over the jugular scared the crap out of him but not deep enough to start the fountain.hes still very fast but more respectfull.

Holy Crap that is a scary story. I can't imagine what went throught his mind. I really slow down around that lower neck area.

It is funny that I should see this article.

Just 11 days ago, I shaved myself with a straight razor for the very first time. At first while doing WTG I was very timid and doing very short strokes. After getting most of my face, I lathered up again. I was feeling pretty c0cky, started doing ATG, and took off a nice 2 or 3 millimeters circle of skin off my face. Immediately I used the styptic pencil... stopped the bleeding. After finishing up and cleaning up my face... my wife asked me to remove the bandaid... a horrified look came over her face and she said to find a smaller bandaid to cover it back up. Of course I couldn't really go to work with a bandaid on my face, so I sucked it up and explained to everyone (who asked) why I was missing some skin. The spot is healing, but it might leave a small bump as a reminder that that razor is sharp!

Another story I hope I don't get too many of these. Yesterday, while XTG, stopped my razor and for some reason instead of lifting the razor of my face, I slid the razor a quarter inch down my cheek. That was enough for the razor to cut into my cheek. I stopped the bleeding and finished my shave (best straight razor shave so far). I washed off and started applying pressure on that long piece of loose skin until it would stay pressed back where it came from. It ended up being a nice 2.5 to 3 inch slice. Of course went to work and had to explain that I wasn't attacked by a cat. I don't think that one will scar, but if it does it will be a sweet looking scar!

Like I said, I hope I don't have too many more "exciting" shaving stories. Those were my worst cuts, I have been getting lots of small cuts that usually disappear before I get to work. And I don't mean to scare anyone.

I've cut the bejesus out of myself with a straight... much worse than any other type of razor. I don't think I have any scars from it, but I've several "lines" in my face for a week or so.

I did seriously slice my finger trying to open a razor one handed with pins some idiot tightened too much (raising my hand)

The worst shaving cut I've administered to myself was many moons ago when I started out with a DE, just below the chin line. That scarred and remained for a long time. Strangely, the scarring's disappeared since I started using a straight, whether or not that's connected or just coincidence, I don't know. On my face (which cuts easily, I've managed to cut quite badly with an electric shaver in the past), when I started there were a few slices from inattention/inexperience that left their mark but have now more or less gone, one remains but is fading. The worst was another hand sanding story, nearly removed the tip of my right index finger (an exaggeration but that's what it felt like), no scar. It's a YMMV question.

After many years of wet-shaving, I still nick myself on occasion regardless of razor -- I shave with straights as well as single-edge and double-edge razors. I've never gotten a cut that left a scar, but over the years I have had a few cuts that bled a great deal.

Ive cut myself badly once in 6months. I "pushed" the blade while doing my chin and sliced very deeply between my bottom lip and chin. Had a nice 1" gash that was visible for a while but now is a very faint scar. Scars on the face tend to go away though, probably due to all the skincare products and such.

Dont worry about it, it will happen sooner or later so just get it out of the way early. Get a straight and toss all your other razors and you will learn way easier. Thats what I did and it was pretty easy to get the feel for it.