What do you consider a cut?

[imahawki]

This probably sounds like a dumb question but I read many threads that leave me scratching my head. The reason is, people talk about cutting themselves multiple times in a shave. I'm wondering what they consider a cut. Anything that bleeds? For example, around my adams apple my hair follicles are almost like goose bumps. They're actually raised up a bit. If I'm not careful I can combine over one and get a pinprick of blood. Not even a DROP, less. I don't consider that a "cut". And that being my definition, I have NEVER cut myself shaving in the last decade plus.

So, is my definition of cut different from others?

 

[Sullybob]

I would consider that a weeper, which really is still a cut. You cut part of your skin off with a razor and a small amount of blood came out.

I think weepers, nicks and cuts are all really cuts but its a matter of severity. With a weeper you cut off a high part of your skin. A nick is (to me) a slightly worse weeper. A cut is when I stop paying attention with my straight and I end up slicing a line in my face, you only do this a once or twice before you start paying attention.

 

[Chimensch]

I don't think that we should start lying to ourselves for bragging rights. Anything that bleeds is a cut, any red skin is irritation.

 

[Moe]

I consider a weeper to be mostly interstitial fluid, as opposed to a nick, mostly blood (including from topping off an inflamed follicle). I suppose all could be considered cuts, but I save that term for slip-ups involving horizontal motion of the blade edge (which some may call a slice). YMMV

 

[elizard]

Anything that bleeds is a cut to me.

 

[imahawki]

LOl, didn't think this would be controversial

 

[WhosYerBob]

Weepers aren't cuts. Nicks that can be stopped with a styptic pencil aren't cuts. Divots that leave a permanent scar are cuts.

 

[Mr_Amazing]

Weepers aren't cuts. Nicks that can be stopped with a styptic pencil aren't cuts. Divots that leave a permanent scar are cuts.

This is pretty much where I stand on the topic. To go a little further, I like to think that nicks and weepers are less controllable than getting a cut/gash/horizontal line. Sometimes weepers simply happen. Maybe the blade isn't sharp enough anymore. Maybe you swallowed at the wrong time. Maybe your angle was off a little bit. A distinction I like to make is that a weeper or nick goes away by the end of a shave. It isn't a visible horizontal line that lasts a couple of days. It isn't a divot missing from your face. Those are cuts. Cuts tend to be caused more by carelessness than by anything else (noobs are at a higher risk to get cut than the veteran, but even a noob can avoid cutting themselves).

 

[JPM]

Weepers aren't cuts. Nicks that can be stopped with a styptic pencil aren't cuts. Divots that leave a permanent scar are cuts.

I have to agree.

 

[Sullybob]

Weepers aren't cuts. Nicks that can be stopped with a styptic pencil aren't cuts. Divots that leave a permanent scar are cuts.

Chicks dig scars

 

[imahawki]

So like I said, I really didn't think this would be so controversial but in light of several similar definitions, I'd have to surmise that many people have never "cut themselves" shaving...

 

[dpmtherrien]

I think that a cut is anything that doesn't stop using cold water, alum block, styptic, in that order, and still keeps bleeding.

 

[Stubblefield]

Slicing into the skin = a cut

Scraping across the skin = scrape

But at what point does a cut transition from cut to scrape? At what angle, exactly? or is there a neutral zone where it is neither, sort of an in-betweener, belonging to neither territory?

 

[Moe]

But at what point does a cut transition from cut to scrape?

When you can't put it back together with Superglue, it becomes a scrape.

 

[The Mick]

A cut is when I stop paying attention with my straight and I end up slicing a line in my face, you only do this a once or twice before you start paying attention.

My right cheek looks like a falcon swiped me with his talons that was learning to use my spike point straight.

 

[Governor11201]

Chicks dig scars

Chicks dig scars - wounds heal.



That said, but far less impressive when self imposed.

Tread carefully, leave no permanent damage.

 

[Sullybob]

My right cheek looks like a falcon swiped me with his talons that was learning to use my spike point straight.

Unfortunately, I have done the same thing. But it was a two toed falcon