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Xman said:
2) final cleaning with the towel wrapped from around the spine reaching to just behind the edge and drawn carefully along the length of the blade with my thumb and fore finger.

I do the same thing. As always, pay strict attention when anywhere near a straight razor. I accidentally let my finger be slightly above the cutting edge prior to wiping, and was rewarded with a cut to the bone. A split-second lapse in attention is a very bad thing.

The moral of the story is that you have to know where the razor is at all times. besides when I first started The only times I have really cut myself was on my fingers usually when holding the razor in one hand with the edge pointing up and crossing over with my other hand to turn on the water or reach for something on the sink.

Those darn razors cut rite quick and deep in the blink of an eye.

Originally Posted by Korndog

I think it wise to protect all dangling appendges with heavy armor, lest an errant projectile cause severe injury leaving both the shaver and his wife in a bit of a pickle.

Don't you mean without a pickle?

okay - second shave this morning and no disasters! still stopping at one pass with a tidy-up at the end and although not super smooth it's definately a shave!

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Don't you mean without a pickle?

Precisely!