I've been shaving with straight razors for a few years now. In the beginning I had some mishaps. When I bought my first square tip, I got clawed. Last night was the biggest mess up and it's all my fault. I had a great prep. Pre-shave oil was on. I had a great lather with my shaving soap. My Boker Silver Steel was ready to go. I don't know if I was in a hurry or if I was thinking about that video with the fast Russian shaving. I ended up slicing a dime sized chunk out of my right cheek, near my mouth. If i had been going slower, I might have gotten away with just an ugly line.

The moral of the story is, shave to your abilities and don't be careless. Straights are dangerous when you don't give it your full undivided attention. Now I have to put up with a 100 "What happened to you face?" for the next week. It would serve me right if I develop a scar there. I doubt I'll ever grow hair in that spot again.