Thread: How often do you cut yourself? Be Honest...

A real cut? it's been a long time indeed. Tiny nicks? every now and then if I'm not focused when I shave and it's always in one of two places too.

By definition, too often. At the moment I am having to be careful around the chin area after having a beard for a couple of decades or so.

James.

Three time in the first month, once in the last three years after the first month

Nicks - once a week

Weepers - once a quarter

Cuts - only one cut, a half-inch gouge, early on trying the "advanced" scything motion

That cut, many years ago, sobered me up and I am very careful now.

Healing is best with a little alcohol cleansing followed by some antibiotic petroleum jelly. Be careful not to push too much into the wound as that will prevent a clean, fine scar and will result in something wider than you would prefer.

Hardly ever these days. That being said....

I did get the the worst cut I've had in a long time when shaving on Sunday - on the thumb of my dominant hand! I had moved the razor to my left hand and was reaching for my mustache comb with my right (which I use to remove lather from my mustache hair to see where I'm shaving) when my thumb made contact with the edge. I thought it barely made contact until I looked down and saw a flap of skin and blood gushing out. Plain carelessness on my part, as I wasn't looking at what I was doing with my hands. But what's a straight shaver to do? Why, finish the shave, of course. The ironic thing is I didn't have a single drop of blood on my face, even though I was probably pysched out and my ego was slightly bruised.

Let that be a lesson to all you boys and girls: no matter how long you've been doing this you have to pay attention to what you're doing at ALL times.

Not for years... Except the time I dropped the razor and caught it in mid air.. Not a smart move.... I did have a kid at work that i turned on to straights that would come in and look like somebody threw a cat at his face...

Originally Posted by Wintchase

Not for years... Except the time I dropped the razor and caught it in mid air.. Not a smart move.... I did have a kid at work that i turned on to straights that would come in and look like somebody threw a cat at his face...

Brilliant quote

I started with a Shavette and that cut me everytime I went near it! The Straights are a lot more forgiving and I (touch wood) seem to be honing my technique daily and now rarely see blood. The first time I use my wedge, the 90 degree point dug in deep. That will be a reminder for a long while yet. Like lots of members have pointed out, you need to CONCENTRATE and think about what you are doing. I have, also , sliced my ear. Not to the point of needing it to be surgically reattached, but I did feel stooopid.

I had the razor in my right hand and released my left to grab a bottle that I bumped to keep it from falling and took a chunk out of my face about a size of half of a pea. It took over an hour with septic and toilet paper to quit bleeding. There is a hole in the healing spot. Moral to the story.......clear your space on your counter when shaving.

It's tempting fate to answer a question like that.