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    Default I am such a dumb noob.....

    First shave, flawless and made me feel like a natural.
    Second shave, Bloody mess and i accidentally tapped the blade of my razor to the faucet thus putting a very very very tiny hardly able to see unless looking at it closely with bright light nick or chip in the heel of the blade. Question is can i continue to shave with this until i need to hone? or should i get it honed ASAP?

    P.S. I nicked the blade near the end of the shave so the bloody mess was due to me being overconfident and trying to speed up the shave.
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    I would recommend contacting a member here who offers honing under "Member Services" and get that fixed. Why take a chance on cutting yourself with a nicked blade.


    P.S. This should be a good enough reason for you to invest in a second or third razor for this very reason. And before you know it, you may even have a full blown case of RAD. Not that's a bad thing.

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    I'd spend the money and get the knick honed out. I don't want to think about what a tiny chip can do to skin.

    My two cents.

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    Even worse than what it might do your face is what is might do to your strop.
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    If you got it from SRD you may have a free honing coming all you have to do is email them or call and they will get you set up

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    +1 to each of those. I got in several good shaves and then I nicked my earlobe with the square point on my Genco and it bled like crazy, prompting me to change my tagline.

    I agree with the advice to get your razor honed. I also agree with the advice to get another razor (or two). Depending on your budget you have plenty of options. Being a financially challenged individual, I'd hit up the classifieds or whippeddog.com. Were I blessed with more greenery in my life; or less Sallie Mae obligations I'd definitely hit up SRD or one of the other great vendors that advertize here.

    Peace,

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    Might be ok to shave...might slice in horrible pain. Just starting don't think you need to handicap yourself wondering which with each swipe.

    As an aside, don't be so hard on yourself (dumb noob title)
    Part of the fun of learning is making mistakes and learning by them. The dumb part comes later if you do it a couple times, knew it was wrong while doing it, and then it were to happen again.

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    I agree. Noobs aren't dumb. They just don't know, and can't yet know, all the stuff they need to know to get good at straight shaving. We all try new stuff every day, but very few of the things we try to do involve a razor sharp blade and the face. That's a nasty combination until you have some knowledge and technique. Being a noob at straight shaving is difficult and justifiably scary. What would happen to noobs without this forum?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtychrome View Post
    ...As an aside, don't be so hard on yourself (dumb noob title)
    Part of the fun of learning is making mistakes and learning by them...
    That is a really good point. Thanks for calling that out.

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    Agree what have been said before me. You may need to get it honed.
    Took me a good year to learn
    Not to catch the dropped straight razor on the air,just let it go
    .We all have some learning curve.

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