Never got used to spikes

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12-03-2010, 03:59 PM
stimpy52

Never got used to spikes

more than 10 years of straight shaving and...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e96GWMBYR-E/TP...Yts/115105.jpg

Try explaining that to your friends.
12-03-2010, 04:12 PM
hi_bud_gl

still learning . Got to move skin ether side .
you got straight cut meaning skin was not removed ether way.
In the other hand doesn't matter what you do spike point will remind you as soon as you loose attention.
12-03-2010, 05:28 PM
volleykinginnc

I saw something similar on another post and I can't help wondering...how in the world did you get such a long cut?

For all the newbies out there what I thought would be obvious is when you see blood or feel pain...STOP moving the razor.:banghead:
12-03-2010, 05:42 PM
JeffR

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Originally Posted by volleykinginnc

I saw something similar on another post and I can't help wondering...how in the world did you get such a long cut?

For all the newbies out there what I thought would be obvious is when you see blood or feel pain...STOP moving the razor.:banghead:

Oh boy, because even with a stroke of moderate speed, with a really sharp razor one doesn't necessarily start feeling pain until the end. Then a moment later... ouch!
12-03-2010, 05:48 PM
volleykinginnc

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffR

Oh boy, because even with a stroke of moderate speed, with a really sharp razor one doesn't necessarily start feeling pain until the end. Then a moment later... ouch!

That's probably it then...I've honed my own razors so they are pretty dull and I immediately feel the pain. The worst cut (knock on wood) I've got so far has been around 1/8 long.
12-03-2010, 10:22 PM
DwarvenChef

Having learned on spikes and square points, it's the round points that give me the most problems. Not knowing where that edge is and trying to push the tip to far due to the over hang from the tip... feels like I'm trying to stick the razor in my ear sometimes...

Think of that cut as an opener for starting a straight razor discussion :P
12-03-2010, 10:28 PM
thebigspendur

The only real issue I've had with a spike is a red Imp which has an exaggerated spike and the first time I used it I wound up not with cuts but just these longitudinal red streaks down my neck in 2 or 3 places. They disappeared in a couple days and there was no bleeding but....
12-03-2010, 10:37 PM
Skippy

Ooo, that's gotta hurt. I'm thankful that's never happened to me and my spike.
12-03-2010, 11:22 PM
stimpy52

actually..

I did it on an up-stroke second pass. I thought I was in the clear. The other thing is, I sprained my right shoulder last week, and I had my elbow braced against my chest because I didn't have the strength to hold the razor properly. **** happens. I'm old, nobody looks at me anyway.
12-03-2010, 11:26 PM
Skippy

Quote:

Originally Posted by stimpy52

I did it on an up-stroke second pass. I thought I was in the clear. The other thing is, I sprained my right shoulder last week, and I had my elbow braced against my chest because I didn't have the strength to hold the razor properly. **** happens. I'm old, nobody looks at me anyway.

Sorry about that. I sometimes have trouble at the side of my neck. I started adjusting the angle and it seems to be working.
12-05-2010, 07:20 PM
deighaingeal

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

The only real issue I've had with a spike is a red Imp which has an exaggerated spike and the first time I used it I wound up not with cuts but just these longitudinal red streaks down my neck in 2 or 3 places. They disappeared in a couple days and there was no bleeding but....

There is a reason my wife calls my Red Imp "the devil". It fits and so far has been the only one that has cut me.
That is a heck of a cut, but at least that says something for your edges!

-G
12-05-2010, 07:33 PM
Joed

Nice one! I bet you'll keep an closer eye on the toe for a while now. I started straight shaving with a square point and they are my preferred style. When honed properly you will not know you cut yourself until you put the after shave on.