Thread: Nicking/Cutting with Toe of Blade

If you are using a spike or square tip practice and diligence are necessary to prevent nicks and cuts. Even then, you will probably get one every once in a while. I know I do

I find that the best way to keep nick free is to focus on where the toe of the razor is, even if you are shaving with the heel of the blade.

Shoot, I had to dull the heel a slight bit. Sharpened it too far back and kept cutting my thumb when griping the tang to shave especially when switching hands.

I'm not one who favors altering the blade to suit a lack of control during shaving. Afterall if you buy a car with alot of horsepower do you learn to go easy on the gas or cut off two cylinders?

You just need to mind those edges.

Yeah i get exactly what you mean!!! Oh well, luckily my face can grow back :P. But even from shave 2 to shave 3, i noticed more control . Also dont want to undo all of Oz's fine work on my blade

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I'm not one who favors altering the blade to suit a lack of control during shaving. Afterall if you buy a car with alot of horsepower do you learn to go easy on the gas or cut off two cylinders?

You just need to mind those edges.

This time next year you might regret rounding off a spike, if that is in fact what you have. The same way I regret someone else doing it when I buy a square point that has been altered... Just be mindful and see how it goes. Try to pick up a cheap round edge or oblique point before modifying your current razor.

I wouldnt think of modifying my blade, dont worry

Originally Posted by blockhead

This time next year you might regret rounding off a spike, if that is in fact what you have. The same way I regret someone else doing it when I buy a square point that has been altered... Just be mindful and see how it goes. Try to pick up a cheap round edge or oblique point before modifying your current razor.

I did not mean to imply that you should "round off" your spike point.Just temporarily take a bit of the sharpness off it.If you don't take off too much,it should hone right back up to lethal quite easily.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Afterall if you buy a car with alot of horsepower do you learn to go easy on the gas or cut off two cylinders?

It's automatically done for you these days. It's called traction control. Electronic traction control is virtually standard equipment on mid-range to high-quality European cars. They outlawed it on F1 cars because it made them a bit easier to drive and took away the advantage from the best drivers.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

It's automatically done for you these days. It's called traction control. Electronic traction control is virtually standard equipment on mid-range to high-quality European cars. They outlawed it on F1 cars because it made them a bit easier to drive and took away the advantage from the best drivers.

But that defines the advanced drivers from the standard drivers, sort of like straight edge razors

Originally Posted by Spartigus

But that defines the advanced drivers from the standard drivers, sort of like straight edge razors

Yes of course. Often if you put a standard driver in a high performance vehicle it ends in tears. Even Michael Schumacher learned on a Kart before getting into an F1 car. If you are cutting yourself because of lack of skill/experience maybe it's best to use equipment that compensates for lack of skill while you learn. Some professional barbers slightly rounded off the blade tip to avoid nicking their customers. I suppose the cutthroat equivalent of traction control is a rounded end to the razor.