Thread: do NOT try to shave the ears

Originally Posted by volleykinginnc

So I was finishing up my shave and noticed a couple of stray hairs sticking out of the edge of the ear. "No problem I'll just lop them off with my wedge" me thinks....apparently the skin on the ear is thin and is directly bolted to a major artery.

Don't try to shave it with a straight....you've been warned.

i am so sorry but i lol'd like a idiot at this post.... *(only because i did the same damn thing about 2 weeks ago...)

Originally Posted by tekbow

Dammit.. another thing to go the list of straight razor dont's.. that one goes right below "manscaping"...

Did that once with a straight many years ago.

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Originally Posted by tekbow

Dammit.. another thing to go the list of straight razor dont's.. that one goes right below "manscaping"...

Actually it should go just above "manscaping" if I understand anatomy at all.

Originally Posted by volleykinginnc

"Do NOT try to shave the ears...apparently the skin on the ear is thin and is directly bolted to a major artery."

I think your quote makes a perfect signature line for your posts.

Your post brought a nice ray of sunshine into what had been a really dreary day. Thanks!

I suppose we're much like Elephants and Basset Hounds in this regard... the ears are jam-packed with capillaries to keep them warm when it's cold and help rid our mamallian infrastructures of heat when it's hot. The upper parts do bleed freely when opened.

Lopping one or both off when shaving is probably something to be avoided for obvious reasons - the most obvious would be not being able to hear your target rodent at distance or not being able to see it because your glasses keep falling off your face - both of which would be a real drag 'cause you'd have to eat vegatables.

I have never had a desire to trim the 'wild hairs' out of my ears or nose with a straight razor, but if I did I'd probably set up an emergency appointment with my psychoanalyst.

I have a very fine and capable Wahl electric hair clipper set, with all the associated attachments, basically designed for digging those nuclear powered, genetically mutated hairs from just about anywhere they'd likely crop up and to date it's never drawn blood. That's the tool for the job - for me anyway.

You guys are welcome to ram your straight razors into your ears or up your nose, or with a clever mirror setup, cleave that taint mustache that's really been bothering you, but I'll take the road more likely (or less likely) traveled.

Enjoy your day and here's hoping the emergency room surgeon has a sense of humor... and your co-pay isn't to dear.

Originally Posted by bkfist

Did that once with a straight many years ago.

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No no. You don't get to leave it at that.

Originally Posted by tekbow

No no. You don't get to leave it at that.

I agree, let's hear the story. I am all ears.. so to speak.

I did that with a cart a few years back. I was doing so GOOD too, but lost focus right on the top of my ear and slid the blade sideways instead of forward...got me a nice cut across the top of my ear but with all the blood, you'd have sworn I'd lopped off a limb or something. Consdiering the fact that I've been known to hit bone in my hand with a cut or two and never even soaked a tissue bleeding from it, that's saying something! So far, <knock wood>though, I've used my straight a coule of time to get rid of some ear hair without any major event.</knock wood>