NOVember!!
November 15
Grand Blade Trial - NOVember shave
Razor - Feather SS AC - Pain Stick time
Blade -
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(1 and, as it turns out, only) ((oh, by the way, thankfully this was NOT the Feather Super Pro))
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat - my slickest soap by far and........not exactly the right choice for this shave.
Brush - Semogue 620, which whips up an amazing amount of that super slick Fat lather which, again, may not have been the right choice tonight.
Post - Cold wash cloth, pressure, then some paper towels from SWMBO to dry the area and soak up some blood, then more pressure.
Ominous enough for you yet?
Well, it's been very quiet around here lately so I'll blame some of this on that. Nobody has been having anything close to MAYhem as we all just go our merry ways perfecting technique or learning new technique or just enjoying some fine, fine shaves. Seems like the "danger days" are behind us. I forgot. Ivan is about somewhere.
I chose the Feather SS tonight in honor of some of you who have grabbed the pain stick this week. And, in a nod to
@Drygulch I chose the Dorco blade instead of one of the Feathers. Now, the Dorco is not the sharpest but I did get good results out of it last time I used it so I don't mind it. And, as it turns out, it was a wise choice.
Lathered the Fat up with the Semogue 620 and I get mountains of lather. And it's slick. So slick I have trouble holding the porcelain soap dish when it gets on it. I wet my face, lathered up for the first pass, rinsed my hands, dried my hands, and went to work on the right side. The blade felt good. Smooth, not harsh at all, just takes a little extra work to get a perfect pass out of the Dorco. Right side went well. In fact, I'd call it a perfect pass on that side. Good reduction, no blood, no nicks, nothing.
Rinsed the razor and, this is where Ivan showed up, reached up to dab a bit of lather off of my left ear just before putting the razor in that hand. I started to adjust position for the set down and felt the handle slip in my hand. No harm, no foul. My brain said......STOP AND DRY YOUR HAND STUPID!! My hand said......NO I'VE GOT THIS!! And, as it adjusted grip to try and get the slick soap out of the way all hell broke loose. Or at least that was the sensation I had. I felt the razor leave my hand and felt a thud on my chest then a little pain just below my breastbone, right over my gall bladder scar from a few years ago. Then, the razor clattered loudly in the sink as I exclaimed - "oh good golly would you look at that, how silly of me", or something to that effect. I instantly heard SWMBO holler from the next room and heard her coming on the run as I looked in the mirror and saw two cuts. One on my chest, about an inch long and the other where I felt the pain....only it was about 2 inches long. Both were perfect bloody lines with drops beginning to run out of them. Huh? What? Seriously? I checked my face but, of course, no damage there as I never set the razor down on the left side, instead losing it to gravity. I grabbed the wash cloth I had for the razor and applied pressure just as my wife arrived. I told her I was fine, showed her the damage and she disappeared then reappeared carrying paper towels. I put pressure on with a paper towel folded in fourths. While I wasn't bleeding profusely, it did soak through in a perfect line from the larger cut. I checked and nothing was gapping, or gaping, or doing anything else scary, so I realized they weren't deep cuts, just those skin cuts that like to bleed like they mean something. More cold cloth compressions and they were slowing down and stopping.
I picked up the razor and could see damage to the blade where it apparently clanked onto the porcelain or the drain. Well, good thing I have my DE89 with a Rapira SS in it as backup. Finished the shave, nice near BBS, and took a picture to memorialize the event. I'll spare you the sight of my bare chest, though I know it's manly and rugged, especially with two bloody lines on it.
Well, so much for things being boring! Of all the damage I've done with razors (and other assorted razor like things I've shaved with) I've never cut anything other than my face. Well, head of course on head shaves. And a finger or two but, you get the idea. And the best news.....according to SWMBO? My belly is big enough it covered the gap to the sink.....which bounced the razor clear of.......sensitive areas. Nice to know she has found a use for my being fat.
I think I'll just sum it up and call it a day.
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