Thread: Why do I keep breaking razors?

So yeah, just wanted to see if anyone else has this bad streak of razor breaking like me. Here's the list, starting from a few months ago:

-8/8 Wade Butcher barbers use cracked down the middle on way home from antique store when the first aid kit in my truck broke off the door and fell on the bag that it was in(in the original W&B coffin)
I may have done this with a buffer wheel after catching the edge, but I think it cracked on the way home from the kit falling then revealed itself after cleaning it up, or it was nicked and then catching the edge worsened it. Either way, like a kick in the testicles.

-7/8+ Wade &Butcher barbers use cracked down the middle after opening the package from the mail upside down, it fell out and hit the floor. I had spent 10 hours polishing it and making scales for it also.

-6/8 Fred Reynolds faux frameback burned from faulty dremel(stuck on high speed, my fault fir using it in the first place)

-6/8 Wade & Butcher Celebrated broken in half by a friend after she tried to use it to trim a loose thread. She was drunk so it's alright but I'd put a lot of time into polishing that blade and wasn't quite finished

-set of desert ironwood scales made for me by Brad that I was switching to a another razor, my dog stepped on one and broke it in half. I managed to superglue it and it's near impossible to tell but its another for the list.

-8/8 Filly 14 Especial that I was halfway through polishing up after recieving it last week, yesterday I was taking it with me to work to continue sanding at work and when I was getting into my truck my asshole neighbor decides he's gonna tackle me as a joke, and it fell out of my back pocket and hits a rock/brick on my lawn(like what are the odds here) and takes a half inch off the toe.

I'll post pics later, anyone else got any

sounds painfull there are some nice razors among thouse that are broken
I luckely never had it

Sorry to hear about that..!

So far all I've managed to do is knock an edge on a tap, requiring a trip to the hones, and scuff the edge on an eBay razor up a bit with a Dremel, which took a little time to work out with a 325 DMT.

I'm pretty careful when I'm working on razors, I put a towel down on the table so if I drop them I dont damage the razor or the table and I'm as careful as possible with the Dremel. But that edge I damaged was so quick; One minute all is well and the next, BAM. I just bought myself 30 minutes edge repair work..! That did teach me to watch the direction of rotation on the tool though.

I'm sure it'll be even worse when I get a buffer and all that stuff.

Anyways, hopefully thats the worst I'll do, but somehow I suspect it wont be..!

Dear Sir,

Taking into account your current history in handling razors, it has been deemed necessary to take custody of your other razors for their safety until your luck improves. Please send them to my address.

Have a nice day
Ursus, Junior Caretaker
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Razors

=D You really have had terrible luck with your razors. I hope you better luck in the future. And don't let drunk women or nice doggies play with sharp instruments. 'Tis rarely anything good coming from it.

Originally Posted by ursus

Dear Sir,

Taking into account your current history in handling razors, it has been deemed necessary to take custody of your other razors for their safety until your luck improves. Please send them to my address.

Have a nice day
Ursus, Junior Caretaker
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Razors

You really have had terrible luck with your razors. I hope you better luck in the future. And don't let drunk women or nice doggies play with sharp instruments. 'Tis rarely anything good coming from it.

I will have to agree

-8/8 Wade Butcher barbers: bags of goodies from the antique store should belong in your glove compartment or someplace safer than either the seat or floorboard of the car.

-7/8+ Wade &Butcher barbers use: How does one open a box so that the contents fall to the ground? I always put my boxes on the table and open them from the top.

-6/8 Fred Reynolds faux frameback: The restoration is only as good as the tools used...

-6/8 Wade & Butcher Celebrated: Be sure to either emphasize to your friend that razors are not pocketknives or screwdrivers. If they don't seem to catch on, I would either get new friends or hide the razors.

-desert ironwood scales: Scales don't belong on the floor and/or dogs don't belong on the table.

-8/8 Filly 14 Especial: I can't account for the stupid neighbor, but razors don't go into back pockets.

<sigh> I don't mean to sound mean on this one, so please don't take any of this the wrong way. An accident only happens when you've done everything in your power to prevent an incident from happening but it does anyway. In most of situations above, you showed a lack of attention to detail and the razors paid the price. If it had been worse, you could have been in the hospital...if your dremel caught that razor because it was damaged it could have darned near cut your finger off. Likewise, a razor in the back pocket could go right through a kidney and darned near kill you.

Oh no,

Accidents happen, that's just life, although it seems that you've had very bad luck with your razors. Hope you've learned your lessons. Glad your dog didn't hurt himself.

But: giving a dead sharp object like razor to a drunk lady. There's all the elements of a big catastrophe in the air.

I'm not gonna comment on how you manage to keep breaking razors but you're breaking my heart.

Don't give up your day job! As mentioned above most of the events could have been prevented. That said I do know a few people that never think past the current moment. No historical events and no perception of the future. These people are an 'accident' waiting to happen. I stay as far away from them as possible and when it is not possible I am in accident prevention mode until they leave. Wanna change your luck, change your mind set.

Good luck!

While I don't mind a good laugh at my expense, some of these responses are uncalled for. I'm not going to argue the fact I could have prevented some or all of these, however it would have taken going a bit overboard in protecting a razor. Let's be honest, who hasn't held one in there hand loosely while shaving? Could someone not have startled you an made you drop it? That's what happened with the ironwood scales. I was holding them in my hand sitting on my couch and my dog jumped up and walked on me(he's allowed on the couch in the garage, not the other ones). Who here locks up their razors in there washroom? I don't and I certainly don't lecture friends on what to do while in my washroom. She needed a blade, found one and used it. Not much I can do there. Get new friends? Never would a broken $20 razor cause me to give up a friend. Good suggestion though. Ever have a box poorly rewrapped by customs? I did that time. Do all trucks have glove compartments? Mine doesn't so I use a secure metal box bolted to the divider. Too bad it was just big enough for that first aid kit to fall into. Also, I'm still perfecting my razor transportation holster for when I need to walk to my car/truck, but until then my pocket or hands will have to do. I forgot to mention it was in the box aswell, it just opened as I was hit. That's it for me in this thread, I really just started it to vent some frustration not to argue or receive a safety lecture.