tough break man, just don't let her sell or give away your razors.... ???? unless it is to me!!!! tom
Hospitalized from Straight Razor!
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Unbelievable story. Get well soon. Go grizzly for a week. Learn to use your left hand.
too...many... jokes...... only one.... keyboard.....
seriously tho, hope it heals up good. take your time shaving. slow it all down.
like a signature i read once. "relax, enjoy the lather"
seriously tho, hope it heals up good. take your time shaving. slow it all down.
like a signature i read once. "relax, enjoy the lather"
Sorry that happened. It sounds like you'll be OK, though. If you decide to keep using straights, there's a ton of fun in it.
Dude - seriously - bad buzz! Heal fast.
I'll say this. Sometime in the near future someone is going to look at your hand - see the scar and ask about it. You'll be all yeah I cut it on the sharpest thing most people ever handle in their life time. They'll inevitably ask, do you still shave with a straight?
Your mission should you decide to take it as you heal, is to determine what's the "cooler" answer. Hell yes, or hell no!!
Good luck bro! Again - heal well!
Oh and fwi, after crashing the Harley - when people ask me if I still ride and I say no - I kind of feel like a wuss - but don't let that sway you : )
I'll say this. Sometime in the near future someone is going to look at your hand - see the scar and ask about it. You'll be all yeah I cut it on the sharpest thing most people ever handle in their life time. They'll inevitably ask, do you still shave with a straight?
Your mission should you decide to take it as you heal, is to determine what's the "cooler" answer. Hell yes, or hell no!!
Good luck bro! Again - heal well!
Oh and fwi, after crashing the Harley - when people ask me if I still ride and I say no - I kind of feel like a wuss - but don't let that sway you : )
Wow! Sorry to hear about your accident and wish you a speedy recovery! I learned the hard way not to catch sharp items when I reached for a machete that was sliding out of it's scabbard. Lots of blood and stitches. I still have the scar on my finger to remind me not to do that 
That's gold. Gold, I tell ya.
If no one responds to that, I'm quitting.
Thanks!
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You are very welcome.
in the 70's I worked in a lab where the initiation rite for young newbies was to toss a charged capacitor (just enough electricity to wake you up) and holler "catch". It's instinctual to try to catch things we value, I'll bet in the future that you'll have a better built in check to that instinct than most of us.
My $0.02, put the straight away for awhile and after a few months decide if you really liked shaving with a straight, or want to do something different.
Even though you been wounded and are temporarily in a cast, your a stand-up guy. Next year at this time, you'll be healed, won't have the cast but still be a stand-up guy.
pretty decent lather at 5:53
Sorry to hear. Hope you have a swift recovery and get back on the horse.
By the way, is it too soon to make HFT jokes?
By the way, is it too soon to make HFT jokes?
At least I put that horrid creature inside a spoiler, so people wouldn't lose their lunch. Any idea how Lynch made that horrid thing?
Best of luck with the recovery,
I sliced my pointy finger open at the inside first knuckle years ago. Severed the nerves artery and tendon.
All stitched back together after 2 ops and skin grafts from my hip.
I mostly have feeling.
Btw I can't believe nobody asked what razor it is yet.
I sliced my pointy finger open at the inside first knuckle years ago. Severed the nerves artery and tendon.
All stitched back together after 2 ops and skin grafts from my hip.
I mostly have feeling.
Btw I can't believe nobody asked what razor it is yet.
Wow - your story has me rethinking how i rest my straight on the countertop when I'm done shaving.
Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.
Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.
Bad acid trip after messing with a groupie no doubt.
Haha I didn't mean think of, I actually meant how the prop was made.
On the one hand, that sucks and I hope you recover quickly.
On the other hand, I'm sure I've seen way more straight razor injury stories involving a dropped razor than incorrect usage on the face. To me that speaks volumes for how safe the hobby itself is, even though the tools involved may not be.
On the other hand, I'm sure I've seen way more straight razor injury stories involving a dropped razor than incorrect usage on the face. To me that speaks volumes for how safe the hobby itself is, even though the tools involved may not be.
I hereby declare you one GEM of a Razor Catcher! 
Not long after joining this forum and getting my first DE, I hand shoulder surgery at 9:00 a.m. That evening my neighbors came over to see how I was feeling. I was feeling good enough to show the husband my new razor set up in the bathroom, explaining how the two piece Merkur came came apart. While re-tightening it, the head spun and the end of the blade sliced my thumb.
Back to the hospital for five stitches. You'd think with all the pain killer I had in me it wouldn't be too bad. Wrong!! Still hurt like hell!
Hope you heal up quickly.
Not long after joining this forum and getting my first DE, I hand shoulder surgery at 9:00 a.m. That evening my neighbors came over to see how I was feeling. I was feeling good enough to show the husband my new razor set up in the bathroom, explaining how the two piece Merkur came came apart. While re-tightening it, the head spun and the end of the blade sliced my thumb.
Back to the hospital for five stitches. You'd think with all the pain killer I had in me it wouldn't be too bad. Wrong!! Still hurt like hell!
Hope you heal up quickly.
I cant stop crackin up!! My stomache hurts!! :LOL:
