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08-01-2011, 10:27 PM #1Senior Member
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Be careful with guillotine stroke!
I got a nice little slice on my cheek today
. I thought I was getting this stroke down and got a little cocky! Big mistake! But, with a little styptic and alum bloc, fixed right up and no big deal. My C-Mon Blackie is SHARP! Other than that little slip, the shave just keep getting better....
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08-01-2011, 10:33 PM #2Indisposed
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The guillotine stroke is actually fairly safe. The trick is to keep your horizontal angle relatively low, and then pull straight down; if you don't you're incorporating a slicing motion, which is likely how you got cut. Keeping the skin taut will also improve your chances of a bloodless shave.
Now on the other hand, the scything stroke is what bleeds most newbies. That's one to save until you really feel comfortable with the blade.
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08-01-2011, 10:36 PM #3Senior Member
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That's exactly what happened!
Originally Posted by Ryan82
OK. Now you must explain the scything stroke.....
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08-01-2011, 10:51 PM #4Indisposed
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lol - that's a tough one. The exact description of the scything stroke has been under heavy debate here at SRP for quite some time. Where's Utopian when you need him?
Anyway, the consensus seems to be that this is the best explanation: Shaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki
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08-01-2011, 11:24 PM #5Senior Member
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Well I think I'll save slicing, I mean scything, for a bit later! Originally Posted by Ryan82
lol - that's a tough one. The exact description of the scything stroke has been under heavy debate here at SRP for quite some time. Where's Utopian when you need him?
Anyway, the consensus seems to be that this is the best explanation: Shaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki
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08-02-2011, 01:06 AM #6Senior Member
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I cut myself the same way last week. Ouch is all I can say.
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08-02-2011, 02:55 AM #7Senior Member
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keep a bottle of superglue by the sink.
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08-02-2011, 10:54 AM #8Still a Beginner.
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I have heard this mentioned before regarding super glue, is that a nick name for some fancy shaving or first aid medical ointment or is it actually those little super glue tubes for fixing broken items around the house? If it is indeed just super glue is that safe to pour into an open cut? Originally Posted by 96firephoenix
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08-02-2011, 11:05 AM #9Bondservant of Jesus
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It is indeed just super glue. I have heard it was developed during/for WWII for treating lacerations in the field as opposed to stitches. Originally Posted by planetocean
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08-02-2011, 11:32 AM #10Still a Beginner.
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Originally Posted by coachschaller
Excellent thanks; I just purchased 10 tubes of super glue from one of those bargain emporiums for just $2. Hopefully I will not need that many unless I am trying to shave with a surgical scalpel.
WWII, oh ok. The first I heard of this stuff is from a TV advert in the 1970’s which showed a crane lifting an elephant off the ground by 2 metal plates with a squirt of the ‘super glue’ between them instead I guess of a large shackle. The catch phrase was “one drop holds a ton”.
As long as it holds my face together I am fine.
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