Thread: Razor-shy after cut . . .

Originally Posted by Utopian

Whenever I talk about straight razors to anyone, I'm paranoid about my little scars...

I got my first real noticeable cuts the morning after my youngest son was born, and mere hours before my inlaws, and later my own folks would come visit for the first time since I'd started straight shaving. I was TIRED, the dog was out of sorts because of all that was going on, and someone (a very nice and well intentioned lady from my church) rang the doorbell, set the dog off, and set my cheek to bleeding.

I'd been telling both my own parents and my father-in-law about how great the shaves were...but it didn't look that way when they showed up! You can't see it now though, and I think that's due in part to having shaved the scar off!

I work for BMW in the service department, so I'm constantly chatting with customers, co-workers, technicians, managers, everything. I've got some scars on my left cheek: one from an amateur incident in which I was late for church and glancing at the clock whilst shaving ATG on my dominant side. Ouch. Left a very nice scar to this day. A couple others come from shaving with a WICKED spike the Utopian honed up for me. After not shaving with a spike for over a year and then transitioning back into one, I was appalled at how apparently novice I now was. Dug the spike right into my dominant (left) cheek again, different spot. Also managed to dig that same spike into my neck, just below and to the left of my chin, and slice my mole from my right cheek after having successfully shaved around it the past two years. So now I've got around 5 or so scars on my left cheek that constantly give me the, "What scratched you?" alongside the jeers from co-workers who know I use a straight. "dude, just grab a gilette."

Father, forgive them, for the know not what they insinuate.

Originally Posted by DerekC

I work for BMW in the service department, so I'm constantly chatting with customers, co-workers, technicians, managers, everything. I've got some scars on my left cheek: one from an amateur incident in which I was late for church and glancing at the clock whilst shaving ATG on my dominant side.

Given where you work, you could try claiming that you got them in a University of Heidelberg dueling club ! See here:

Academic fencing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles

Sorry to hear that you cut yourself. I wouldn’t give up using a straight razor. I did the same thing after about month using a straight. 25mm cut on my cheek it took a month to heal. I was afraid of using a straight and went back using a DE until the cut healed. After the cut was healed then I went back to using a straight razor. My problem was I wasn’t holding the blade flat enough (Had to much ang.). I jumped back on the horse and I’m still very careful and slow way down where I cut myself.

I posted on this subject before and I have gotten some small cuts on my cheek. Nothing requiring medical attention, just home first aid. I am a little hesitant around the area but I am more careful. Just do some small areas and finish up with something else and gradually increase using the straight until you are doing all SR shaving again. We are are all pulling for you. This is a great forum to bring your concerns, thoughts, questions, and so forth and receive awesome support! We are all with you!
Good luck!
Patrick