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Four shaves in and it happened.....the dreaded razor against the faucet :mad: :banghead:. I was just doing a couple clean up spots too.
I was hoping to at least get through a couple weeks before I did something stupid. *sigh* Hopefully my buddy has the time\desire to get his honing stones out again and fix it for me.
That's part of the fun of learning, making mistakes. Doubtful you'll do that again. Don't worry about "doing something stupid". You'll do lots of stupid things, lol. Ok I've done lots of stupid stuff.
I know many keep the water running to rinse; I prefer to fill the basin and swish the blade spine side down to rinse.
My routine...fill basin with hot water, soak brush, scuttle and lather bowl as I shower. Remove items from basin and leave the sink with the warm water till end of shave.
The standing water works fine for me to rinse soap from the blade edge. I tend to get water on the pivot if I rinse over running water, so this stops me from my clumsiness there too. Plus I get to feel pompus that I saved a gallon of running water from going down the drain, lol
I think at some point in time, every member here has done something stupid as you put it, pause for a moment of silent reflection, but now you have a lesson learned. Your "accident" could in fact be a gateway to more razors, aka RAD. If you mess up one razor and need to have it hone, surely you'll need a second or third razor to shave with while the first is in the shop. Shaving with a straight razor is a journey to be enjoyed, from the successful BBS to the occasional accident. Live, learn, and lather.Quote:
Originally Posted by dewey81
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Originally Posted by ReardenSteel
You just stop it lol. I'm fighting the RAD urge right now! I'll probably succumb......
Dewey81,
Happened to me in the first week I shaved with a straight, and then again 18 months later :(
I feel your pain !
Have fun !
Best regards
Russ
That hurts:(
Sorry about that, but on the bright side, you'll probably wont do that again.
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Originally Posted by ReardenSteel
Even better yet, it could be the gateway to HAD. After all, if you've made this mistake in less than a week, you will surely do it again. Thus, you need lots of good hones to be able to fix these problems!
To show sympathy with your plight, I'm going to slam my blade into the faucet this morning. Heck, I might even nick myself a couple of times to boot.
It's better that you got this over with now instead of in a couple of weeks! When I do something like that I feel as if I should have known better, although it happens to the best of us. A while back I dropped a 7/8 Theirs Issard on the edge of the sink while I was oiling the blade. What's done is done, right?
As you have read yer not alone :)
A dumb trick, hang your washcloth over the faucet while shaving :) yep dumb, but it works...
I wipe the blade on the dry towel or washcloth, no need to invite dings or rust to my razor.
I saw a video where the guy placed a soaked sponge on the edge of the sink basin,and wiped the lather off on the sponge.Been doing that for 6 months now and i dont get anymore dings from the faucet!!!!!!
This is exactly how I do it. Aside from avoiding razor/fawcet interface, it also minimizes the blade's exposure to water. You're removing the lather by wiping the razor on a damp sponge and not running water over the top of it. Additionally, it's kind of a passive way to monitor the razor's edge as you can see the stubble in the lather after it has been wiped on the sponge. First pass, lots of stubble in the lather, good edge. When the shave is done, simply wipe off the razor with a towel and give it a couple laps on the strop. Eventually your sponge will be cut up; not to worry, at that point throw it away and pull out a fresh sponge (you can get 3 of them for a couple bucks and change.) It really does work quite nicely.Quote:
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Some good suggestions. I appreciate the sympathy. I figured I probably wasn't alone with this type of thing. I will probably end up buying another razor tonight at work lol. If I do sent to SRD or the like, it will be a couple weeks.
Thought about buying a hone since I was foolish and bought a razor on ebay (cheap luckily) that ended up being junk. Well the scales anyway. So I could practice on that for sure, we'll see. It will be a razor for now.
I also do this. I believe I saw it on Chimensh's 30th anniversary shave video. Good informative video.Quote:
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Yup. Me too!Quote:
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The first time I saw Chimench post I added that to my shave routine.