Reflections on a "Bad Cut"

My finger seems to be healing nicely though I will have a scar as a reminder of the consequences of not being mindful which is probably a good lesson to internalize very early. I have a physician friend who keeps snakes and one day I asked if he had ever considered a venomous or"hot" variety and he paused and said, "I don't because it would require to much attention and responsibility without which it is not a matter of "if" you will get bitten but "when". One must be TOTALLY present with 100% participation in any potentially dangerous endeavor and I had been daydreaming when my accident occurred.... mea culpa. So much for poor man's Zen, even this morning I caught my mind wandering about my responsibilities for the day. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE DISCIPLINE.
I aso got a lesson on wound management from a surgeon who masquerades as my wife. I was dutifully reaching for peroxide and iodine when she grabbed by wrist and said, "don't kill them "....."Don't kill what???!!! "Don't kill your lymphocytes, macrophages and killer "T's"
So I just rinsed and got a bandaid but so far, so good.
As for the offending razor, I was given a veiled warning by the honemeister who apparently was frightened by what appears to be an eldritch blade, calling it "scary sharp". I have other razors that were sold as "shave ready" but NONE cut like this old Wade and Butcher, it simply glides over the face without a sensation of cutting like all my others.... truly a "cut"above.

May I humbly suggest reading the Zen of Straight Razor Shaving from the SRP WIKI?

You are right -- it does require a certain attention to detail in the beginning. But, actually, it should have the attention to detail at all times.

I cut myself once while absent-mindedly drying my Dubl Duck Special #1. I was rewarded with a cut on a single finger nearly to the bone. Superglue. My doctor buddy said he'd have used 4-5 stitches on it. It was a clean cut, and I can barely see the scar.

As one of the many posts I read quoted by various "gents".."any piece of sharp steel against your face must be given respect" "yet don't get carried away in the learning process"...I wish you health and speedy healing :angel:



Pcdad

I actually cut myself with my safety razor. There was a stain on the top part, so I started rubbing it with my thumb to removed it, all the while completely forgetting that there was a very sharp blade installed. Whacked off a good chunk of skin! DOH!:boohoo:

. Some endevors are very unforgiving of mistakes...

I did the sane with my DE..I was touching up with it and one of the sides sliced me good under my chin...right in the center..yes I wasn't paying attention!..bled for 30min and kept as much pressure as I could..all healed in a week with no issues (knock on wood)
Boy o boy I felt stupid after that!
Pcdad

The sharper the blade, the finer the line, the smaller the scar..:D. Got one on the underside of my cheek still trying to blend, sad thing was I was done shaving...

I climbed up on the sink when I was 4 and took apart my dad's DE (42 years ago) cut the living crap out of myself..learned a life lesson and hae never done anyhting that stupid since.

Staying focused is essential, but hard to do year in and year out. I have one less finger because I got absent-minded one day while using a radial-arm saw, the same saw that I had used for many, many years. But on that particular day I was doing a lot of ripping, which was very routine and repetitive. After a while, I allowed my mind to wander a bit, and now I'm missing the little finger on my right hand. But, after many years of working with wood, I got complacent.

Oookay...=-/
This whole thread is making me reconsider the whole straight razor thing.
Suddenly, my disposable razors are looking very appealing to me again!
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Interesting. I did the same thing(with my father's razorblade after dissassemby of the razor)....same age,then went and climbed into bed and got under the covers because I was afraid I would get into trouble. Cut the finger to bone from bottom to top, requiring multiple stitches, will carry scar to my grave.

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Originally Posted by Wintchase

I climbed up on the sink when I was 4 and took apart my dad's DE (42 years ago) cut the living crap out of myself..learned a life lesson and hae never done anyhting that stupid since.

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Did the same thing with my Mom's safety razor when I was 4 or 5, although in my case it didn't totally stop the stupidity. A couple of years later I had the "just because the range-top eye is black doesn't mean it's not hot" experience, and a few months ago I had the "it's best to not put one's thumb behind the slide of a pistol" experience. See :http://straightrazorpalace.com/shave...tml#post657686

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Originally Posted by Outlaw

Oookay...=-/
This whole thread is making me reconsider the whole straight razor thing.
Suddenly, my disposable razors are looking very appealing to me again!
=-/

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heh I feel the same way. The don't shave naked thing scared me then a lot of cut talk. I guess it's good to be reminded. At first I wasn't sure, then I felt confident, now my plan is to take it slow and try to be safe.

Don't worry, be happy, my finger is almost healed and ready for another go at it.

I moved my hand with the blade while simultaneously moving my free hand in a ballet of doom. I watched the drops of blood turn into a trickle and start to circle around the drain.

It hurt like hell and bled for close to an hour. I used pressure and ice and nasal spray to stop the bleeding. I'll admit if I were still using a Fusion this wouldn't have happened. Of course, if this had been a Fusion I'd still be a shave zombie, getting the shave over with quickly, rubbing the oily gel over my skin and walking around with 5 o'clock shadow by noon.

We just try and try again.