Thread: Watch your fingers!!!

Focus Danielson! No worries, I'm pretty sure we've all been there and done that. God knows I love me some straights but they are a demanding mistress, one minute of distraction, hurry or over confidence and they will always let you know somehow. Hang in there. Before long it all becomes a reflex and staunching of bloodflow is a once in a blue moon process. I can't speak for everyone but for me, some of my worst and dumbest nicks and cuts happened a few seconds after the voice in my head said, "Yeah Boy! I got this!"

Ouch, I've never done that one yet.

straight razors... paper cuts down to the bone.

I've had at least a hundred cuts from knives throughout the decades. Being a knife nut, it comes with the territory. But, I've also learned the value and cost of a sharp blade. The value is that when it cuts you, it heals faster than a dull cut, which is more of a rip. The cost is that the skin doesn't slow the blade much - once it cuts, it will keep going as long as you are pushing it.

I think we all do that at least once.

The mark of someone who's paying attention is that they only do it once and not repeatedly!

I read your thread yesterday and this morning, promptly cut the pinkie on my left hand on my straight razor while wiping away a little excess shaving cream. I believe it only took 1/1000 of a second for the razor to nicely slice right to the bone. Fortunately, the cut was on the top side of my finger and now sixteen hours later is healing quite nicely.

I was concentrating so hard on removing that dab of shaving cream that I forgot I was holding the razor nearby in my right hand.

Originally Posted by Bruce

<snip>good shaving, and this used to be followed by my signature which is now hidden to all. I kind of like this anonymity: I just might be that masked man, with the silver razor. <snip>

Nah... yer just Bruce!

Havent got the finger yet, but i have this uncanny ability to cut my left cheek with out ever noticing! basically I lift my razor, admire myself in the mirror, loose track of the razor, and turn my face right into an all too happy to be there razor. 99% of the time I dont even realize the lil girl kissed me. Then I get to my office and someone is more than happy to point it out...

Originally Posted by alb1981

Havent got the finger yet, but i have this uncanny ability to cut my left cheek with out ever noticing! basically I lift my razor, admire myself in the mirror, loose track of the razor, and turn my face right into an all too happy to be there razor. 99% of the time I dont even realize the lil girl kissed me. Then I get to my office and someone is more than happy to point it out...

So what sort of looks do you get when you tell your work "friends"
that your little girl gave you a kiss and thats why you cut your face

So what sort of looks do you get when you tell your work "friends"
that your little girl gave you a kiss and thats why you cut your face

That is too funny!