Ouch!

[TreeHugger]

I cut a finger today for the first (and hopefully last) time with a Shark Super Chrome. It was an older blade with some residue which I tried to wipe off by sliding my thumb and index finger across the edge -- my middle finger snuck in behind the index finger and was sliced open.

Lesson Learned: Don't play around with your blades. Put them in, shave X days, discard.

 

[mandoman]

technic shot

 

[ouch]

You rang?

 

[lamontqsanford]

I wondered how long that would take

You rang?

 

[kingfisher]

Wait...you tried to wipe some residue off a DE blade?!??


Are you crazy? Those things are SHARP!

 

[DamnFineBob]

...but that residue was Gillette's new patented UltraGlide® Comfort Coating!

 

[TreeHugger]

Wait...you tried to wipe some residue off a DE blade?!??


Are you crazy? Those things are SHARP!

I was crazy until that happened. There was some cream residue more towards the center of the blade. Either way, it was bonehead move by me.

 

[DE Shaver]

Lesson Learned: Don't play around with your blades. Put them in, shave X days, discard.

And people think the "Do not wipe" warning on razor blades is only about protecting the blade edge.

 

[rogueinfomaniac]

Lesson learned, I think every wetshaver has that story of when they did something not so smart and said "well... guess I wont be doing that again..." haha I hope you heal up soon

 

[bbarton713]

I cut a finger today for the first (and hopefully last) time with a Shark Super Chrome. It was an older blade with some residue which I tried to wipe off by sliding my thumb and index finger across the edge -- my middle finger snuck in behind the index finger and was sliced open.

Lesson Learned: Don't play around with your blades. Put them in, shave X days, discard.

You gotta know when to hold 'em, when not to hold 'em
Know how to load a blade, get rid of it when you're done
You never try to clean it with any of your fingers
There's plenty of clean ones left, in your sample pack son

 

[damooshki]

You rang?

I always think these threads are going to be in reference to you.

 

[TreeHugger]

I've decided to take that as an avatar until I heal. This is serious stuff. I can barely type.

 

[MaxRazor]

Be careful of your ears too. I still have a pink spot on mine.

 

[ouch]

I was crazy until that happened. There was some cream residue more towards the center of the blade. Either way, it was bonehead move by me.

There's an old adage that the safest place for a razor is against your face. The worst cuts I ever had were from handling, drying, or generally dicking around with the blade.

Now go try a straight!

 

[TreeHugger]

There's an old adage that the safest place for a razor is against your face. The worst cuts I ever had were from handling, drying, or generally dicking around with the blade.

Now go try a straight!

Soon.... just trying to save up some funds to get my first 5 straights honed the right way -- by a professional.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=168762


And I agree with that statement. All is well on the face, but as soon as I start handling it, I feel like Michael Clarke Duncan from The Green Mile.

 

[ouch]

Soon.... just trying to save up some funds to get my first 5 straights honed the right way -- by a professional.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=168762


And I agree with that statement. All is well on the face, but as soon as I start handling it, I feel like Michael Clarke Duncan from The Green Mile.

Sounds like a plan. It's a good idea to start with a blade prepared by a seasoned vet. This way, you have something to shoot for when you start honing yourself (and you will have to start honing yourself).

I'd even suggest keeping one blade virtually unused as a control to check your stropping technique and as a guide to when your other blades need sharpening. Good luck!