Thread: On Nicks . . .

Occasionaly during a shave I have a bad habit of adjusting my grip or turning the blade while it is very close to my face! I usually catch the error wide-eyed and think to myself "Kee-rist!" if that had touched me it would have been a helluva alot more than a nick to deal with! So I try to make a concious effort to stretch out my arm a little when manouvering the blade.
One of the other caveats I found is that when using only the outer or inner portion of the edge, always observe where the unused part of the edge is . . .

Emil

The first shave I had I discovered my depth perception was no where near the level it should be...LOL. Stuck the razor right into my cheek.

My safety tip would be to remember the razor doesn't know the difference between you fingers, face, or other extremeties....it cuts them all up without bias....

Yeah, the best advice on that is simply to always know where the edge is and what it's doing. That's your focus and if it doesn't waver you shouldn't have any problems.

X

I used to shave naked lol....I dont anymore!!! To much risk involved now

Originally Posted by xman

Yeah, the best advice on that is simply to always know where the edge is and what it's doing. That's your focus and if it doesn't waver you shouldn't have any problems.

X

XMAN has good advice here. Be mindful of the edge and always be aware of the tip! If a razor is really sharp (as it should be), the tip can cut you without you feeling anything. It happened to me on one of my first shaves. Very errie to not feel any pain, it just started bleeding.
-Fred

Originally Posted by JLStorm

I used to shave naked lol....I dont anymore!!! To much risk involved now

Here we go again.. "Shave like man"

When I first started (about two weeks into it) I got a little cocky because I had “gotten the hang of it.” I proceeded to blaze through my shave losing track of my blade and literally touched the tip of my nose very slightly. That slight touch turned into a line on the tip of my nose that was not bad but noticeable for the rest of the week. The good thing is that everyone at work knew of my newfound str8 shaving, and after some ball-busting it was left alone. Needless to say, I take my time and have learned to control the blade better. Actually I have started shaving with both hands now with some success. I guess it just gets better and better. I love it.

Originally Posted by morningshow

When I first started (about two weeks into it) I got a little cocky because I had “gotten the hang of it.” I proceeded to blaze through my shave losing track of my blade and literally touched the tip of my nose very slightly. That slight touch turned into a line on the tip of my nose that was not bad but noticeable for the rest of the week. The good thing is that everyone at work knew of my newfound str8 shaving, and after some ball-busting it was left alone. Needless to say, I take my time and have learned to control the blade better. Actually I have started shaving with both hands now with some success. I guess it just gets better and better. I love it.

I did the same thing 6 months ago when I got feeling cocky. Man did I get a ribbing for that

When I first started str8 shaving, I watched the Brian Donofrio videos. I noticed that he seems to watch the blade and where it is in relation to his face.
So from the start, it's been, "look at the blade, look at my face, repeat, THEN move the razor to my face.

So far( knock on wood!) I've only had some small nicks, and always when I forgot to LOOK at where the edge was.

Don in Ohio

Some of the basic axioms of using a straight; if your in a hurry don't do it, don't be daydreaming or thinking about something else or be talking to someone else while shaving, and always know where the razor is at all times and where your anatomy is.

The only times I have seriously cut myself is in violating those axioms.