Thread: Bad cut...

Sorry to hear about your mishap.

As for me...I never touch a blade with my bare hand, whether a de or a straight razor. I always have a barber's towel between me and the blade. It avoids a visit to the ER...

Originally Posted by Broadmeadow

OK it happened after two months of no mishaps, a momentary lapse of attention resulted in slicing into finger tip almost to bone with a beautiful Wade & Butcher. I was holding razor with left (non-dominant) hand and rinsing, and as I went to use right thumb to rub shave residue off blade somehow the middle finger of right hand contacted the edge and went into it. After about 45 minutes of pressure to stop bleeding and pondering whether throw a stitch into it, the wife (who is a surgeon) decided to steristrip it, approximating the edges and shaking her head, questioning the wisdom of my new hobby with a "I told you so" look on her face. So... just in case you don't remind yourself everytime you pick up the razor, one needs to be constantly mindful of where the edge is, in relationship to your body.

Hope you get well soon. At least your wife can fix it up for you. I am nursing my second mishap in 9 months. I happens need to be careful.