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Unbelievable..... I managed to touch the bridge of my nose with the blade edge while shaving tonite. I reach across with my right hand, and don't ask me how, but I managed to just touch the bridge of my nose with the edge of the blade during a reach while I was trying to see what I was doing in the mirror.
Just enough to cause a little drop of blood to form, with a tiny line showing the path of the razor.
unbelievable. really.
M
Thanks for the evening chuckle. Certain we've all done something similarly silly.
You did share a great reminder though. Always respect the blade, mindful where it is. Even if you need to simply scratch yourself, put the razor down first.
Mike,
You may need a medieval chain-mail balaclava that covers all the bits you don't want to cut....hehehe
I think we've all lost track of the blade at some stage - BE CAREFUL!!!
Just for the record, I have a lovely nick just under the middle of my nose from my 4/8 Grah's magnetic that I used today.
I think the new strop is working - didn't even feel it
I was told to watch the blade at all times...I have let that attention lapse too and ended up cutting a forefinger and didn't know how the blade got from point A to point B.
I agree, thanks for the chuckle though!
This = Win.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjhammer
they can be sneaky little devils, our blades, but this tops any injury i have ever managed to do myself.
;)
I guess everybody deserves to have one unique talent. Not to laugh at your pain, but that is an interesting one and must be fun to explain to others.
"oh, I cut myself while shaving..."
Good thing it got your nose & not your eye.
I'm always afraid I'm gonna slice up my earlobe.
you just get used to it...
Gentlemen:
The straight razor is a sassy beauty with sparkling teeth and explosive temper, and if you forget your place in her presence, she will remind you.
Regards,
Obie
At one time or another I've probably cut most of my fingers and my hands while using a razor. I learned early on to always be aware of where the blade is in relation to ones appendages. It's like flying an airplane. One seconds loss of focus and you're in big trouble.
If there is a good thing about cutting the bridge of your nose, it is that you aren't likely to re-cut it while shaving.
Ouch, lucky it did not bleed too much. I can imagine the looks you must have gotten when asked how that happened. I once caught the edge of my nostril with a spike point and I bled like a stuck pig. Live and learn and you probably won't have that happen again.
if it makes you feel better I managed to cut both ear lobes on my first two shaves, and on thursday I managed to get a tiny nick on my eyelid
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Originally Posted by Devilpup
How in the world did you cut your eyelid?????
So far my tally is slicing my earlobe, and nicking right beneath my eye, both because I lacked due care and attention, silly me.
Geek
I was cleaning up my sideburns and was focusing on what I was doing but not on the heel of the blade. I just barley managed to but it bled like no other
I do not feel so bad now. Last week I was trying a slightly different approach to going ATG on my upper lip. As I was trying to get the blade in the right position I pressed the heel down on the tip of my nose. Was an odd sensation, blade met flesh then kept sinking further. Left me with a nice 2cm slice right on the tip of the nose. Was nice and deep too, bled pretty good.
Needless to say I scraped that new approach for my upper lip
This is one for the books..... :w
Yeah, I've dinged my earlobe 3 or 4 times in the year that I've been straight shaving, always when using one of my spikes. The other thing I've done is get the front of my ear with a spike going WTG down the sideburns. This usually leads to the utterance of colorful methaphors.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiskerBiscuit
Sorry, can't help it.. Shaving your eyelashes, or cutting a notch for your sunglasses to sit in? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by mjhammer
Pretty pointless on men, earlobes, if the truth be told.. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by WhiskerBiscuit
Sliced my right middle finger pretty good, a week or so ago, changing hands, not paying attention.
In my own limited experience, if you lose track of where your razor is, it will certainly let you know...
My ultimate razor fear is more than likely many of "ours". I shave right out of the shower, don't wrap a towel around my mid-section...thus the fear of dropping a razor and it coming in contact with "my best friend". It crosses my mind probably once a week...
I always make sure 'he' is well covered!! LOL...Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
M
One of the first (and best) bits of advice I picked up on this forum - never shave naked.
Actually, shaving naked is probably one of the best concentration excercises for straight razor shaving. After all, you're playing for all the (your) marbles.... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
I too shave straight out of the shower but I wrap the towel around my waist so tight my toes go numb. I'd prefer to attend college in the fall with my best friend instead of in his absence.