Thread: Hello again chaps

Hello again guys. Long hiatus owing to a rather hectic work and home life, I had a beard for a while there too.

I now have a nearly 3 year old son who enjoys shaving with me (de razor, no blade).

Straights have been in a box for a wee while, no time to use them but are still rather sharp, as a silly friend found out at the weekend when he asked to see the collection and ran his thumb up a blade 😲

Anyway, hello again, I hope you're all well 🖒

Hello. Welcome back.

Originally Posted by DaveTheGeordie

Hello again guys. Long hiatus owing to a rather hectic work and home life, I had a beard for a while there too.

I now have a nearly 3 year old son who enjoys shaving with me (de razor, no blade).

Straights have been in a box for a wee while, no time to use them but are still rather sharp, as a silly friend found out at the weekend when he asked to see the collection and ran his thumb up a blade 😲

Anyway, hello again, I hope you're all well 🖒

Mate! You said the B word!

hehehe Welcome Back! Life does have a way of getting In The Way.

Originally Posted by DaveTheGeordie

Hello again guys. Long hiatus owing to a rather hectic work and home life, I had a beard for a while there too.

I now have a nearly 3 year old son who enjoys shaving with me (de razor, no blade).

Straights have been in a box for a wee while, no time to use them but are still rather sharp, as a silly friend found out at the weekend when he asked to see the collection and ran his thumb up a blade ��

Anyway, hello again, I hope you're all well ��

If you've got a picture, we've got a cut of the day thread ready & waiting!

Welcome back.

No pictures at the time. I'll see if I can get a picture in the morning when I see him. The funniest thing was his surprise at a razor being sharp 🤔

Ran his thumb up the blade? Guessing he's not one of your smartest friends. Ha. Hope he didnt bleed on everything.
Welcome back!

It wasn't too bad. Side of his thumb by the nail. I was a bit puzzled as to why it would have seemed a good idea

Welcome back, at least your bud likely never felt a thing till it was all over and he got that surprised deer caught in the headlights look.

Bob

Welcome back to the forum.
Come on in and stay a while...the water's fine.
Enjoy your new found time here.

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by DaveTheGeordie

It wasn't too bad. Side of his thumb by the nail. I was a bit puzzled as to why it would have seemed a good idea

It goes back to using your thumb to 'flick' a knife sideways or even lengthwise to 'test' for sharpness. One of the reasons that guys who have sharpened knives for years can't fathom how Honing a Razor is so much different than Sharpening a Knife.

By the way a friend of mine had a good friend who wanted to learn how to use a straight so my friend went to great lengths showing his buddy the ropes.

The very first stroke he drew the blade sideways and slashed the hell out of his cheek! This guy was on blood thinners and bled like the legendary stuck pig! I guess his wife didn't even speak to my friend for months!

However my friend's buddy eventually did learn to use a straight. Guess the old term of You got to be smarter than the thing your trying to operate taught him a valuable lesson.