Silence of the Lambs...

[gopher4653]

rookie mistake, the head of my EJ DE 86 apparently wasn't screwed on all the way this morning... first pass flayed my cheek. After sufficient pinching, styptic sealing and more pinching, I was able to get to my morning meetings with minimal blood loss. Check those razor heads and make sure they're tight before the first pass! I am an idiot.

[Kentos]

Or straights :)

[bkflyfisher]

Thanks for the tip. Good but obvious safety tip I never thought about before.

[Commander Quan]

I always use situations like that to impress acquaintances with grandiose tails of how I was able to infiltrate, and take out a mob of Yakuza strongmen and that the cut is actually from a 400 year old Katina one of them tried to kill me with. Sure they look at me weird, but not as weird as if I told them I was shaving with a old fashioned razor.

[chado006]

Oh yeah, that's a good one. Obvious but simple things like this tend to happen. Good reminder!

On a side note, I'm probably going to be doing my first shave with a straight next week so I'm kindof expecting to get flayed once or twice!

[gopher4653]

the nice thing is that I always thought tearing into my face would hurt so I was extra tentative... it was just a little sting... so now once this heals up I will go back with less apprehension!

[oc_in_fw]

Sure they look at me weird, but not as weird as if I told them I was shaving with a old fashioned razor.

Isn't that the truth?

[KeithTheSnake]

Gory bloody pics or it didn't happen.

[Slipperyjoe]

Have the lambs stopped crying Edwin lol.. Ya I've done that. A fellow here once suggested to put a dab of Vaseline on the screw section of the razor head to protect it from wear and tear. I've found that tip to be particularly good for the brand new razor.. helps smooth things out and allow for complete tightening...

[cxg231]

Not nearly as bad as yours, but I was shaving Wednesday and my attention lapsed...I brought down the head of the razor at the wrong angle and at the wrong point (I thought my neck was further away than it actually was), and I bounced the razor blade off my neck. Now I have a nice clean cut, exactly the length of a DE blade healing on the left side of my neck...

[eastomjac]

supre glue works good in your situation.my brother in law is a paramedic and carries it in his bag.

[Frosty]

Ouch!
I did this once and since then have introduced a "foolproof" check. I now flip over my blade for each shave, which means I have to open and close the head properly. I think it also keeps the blade a tad sharper