Thread: Little Kids and Razors?

I was reading some of the replies Slartibartfast's thread on his near-death experience, and am just wondering, for the folks with little kids running around the house - do you lock up your straights?

My guns have trigger locks, and my kids (9 and 11) know not to touch my straights and knives, but I still keep them in the top drawer of my dresser or somewhere beyond their reach. However, I still have my 7-day case with the week's rotation on my bathroom countertop.

If they have friends coming over, I store those away, too.

I am wondering if there's something more I need to consider. What do you guys do?

Remove the curiousity factor. Curiousity is why guns kill children all the time. My kids have shot since they were toddlers they know that when the gun goes off bad things happen. I have never had to lock up my guns. of course they are grown now and they never ever tuch the guns unless we were shooting.

Razors should be the same next time you get a nice nick on your face invite the children in to see the results. They won't go touching your razors.

My kids are older now 12 and 16.

Here is a story of curiosity.

Three years ago when it came time to teach the older one to shave off his 13 year old peach fuzz I gave him a couple of disposable razors to keep in the bathroom. The next day we were sitting at the dinner table and I was looking at the younger boy who was ten at the time. There was something odd about his appearance. My wife was looking at him too. It finally dawned on us as we looked at each other at the same time and started laughing. He had shaved off the naturally tapered ends of his eyebrows. He had blocky looking eyebrows. Luckily eyebrows grow back.

Originally Posted by Oso

My kids are older now 12 and 16.

Here is a story of curiosity.

Three years ago when it came time to teach the older one to shave off his 13 year old peach fuzz I gave him a couple of disposable razors to keep in the bathroom. The next day we were sitting at the dinner table and I was looking at the younger one who was ten at the time. There was something odd about his appearance. My wife was looking at him too. It finally dawned on us as we looked at each other at the same time and started laughing. He had shaved off the naturally tapered ends of his eyebrows. He had blocky looking eyebrows. Luckily eyebrows grow back.

That one really cracked me up!

When I am working on straights, my oldest often comes to look. And I explain everything to her.
I've taught her how to safely hold a razor, and I have taught her how to hold a knife.
I am now teaching her to cut vegetables with a (sharp) paring knife. She is 3 years old.
Imo, removing the curiosity and teaching respect is the safest thing in the long run.

I always store my razors on the top shelf so that only my wife and I can reach them. And my wife never touches them. And if I have worked with straights in the living room / kitchen, I always double check that I put them all back in safe locations.

The only place where I have blades lying around is in the basement on my workbench. But my kids are never there if I am not there also.

I have 3 kids (1, 3, and 6) I also have many guns. They know not to touch any guns or a broken hand will result! My 6yo has her own gun (.22) and got it when she was 4. She shoots with me, but her gun along with the rest of mine are locked up. My straights are out of reach on my reloading bench on a shelf. The kids also have been schooled that the razors are not something to touch. AT ALL!!!!

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Originally Posted by Bruno

Imo, removing the curiosity and teaching respect is the safest thing in the long run.

I agree. When I was about 11, my stepdad (a police officer) pulled me, my 10 year old brother, and our 7 year old sister out of school to go to the range at the station. We fired every single gun he owned multiple times so we wouldn't try and pull it out sometime and fire it "just to see."

I currently am 24, own one of his old guns (his service gun!), and respect them VERY much. When I have kids, I'll be sure to show them the straight razor and show them how sharp it is by shaving my hand (might nick my hand on purpose to get a little of the red stuff coming out).

I'll probably keep it stowed away somewhere, regardless. My gun is ALWAYS locked, and only I know where the key is.

I think if you show your kids the inherent dangers of razors (without getting all excited that you press it to your face and THROAT every morning!), they'll respect them; but it's still a good idea to keep it hidden away.

That goes DOUBLE if their friends are over. I ensure my razor is nowhere in sight if any kids are at my place.