hso and I are both very concerned about safety, and I think we usually do a good job of modeling those safe behaviors. We make mistakes like everyone else, though. Here's one to learn from.
We had a recent thread about razors. I tried a safety razor a few years ago, and it not only worked fairly well, but was ridiculously cheap, compared to even store-brand decent disposables. (Do NOT use the Dollar Tree brand!)
I have tried a few different economical safety razors. The "butterfly" pattern where the blade opens up seems inherently less safe, and more fragile. Since 2018, I have used the Lord Safety Razor. My first only lasted a year, but the replacement I've had for about 2 1/2 years.
I was extremely careful when I first started handling razor blades, like these Derby's. I still try to be careful, but...
The Lord is a 3- piece design. The blade is sandwiched between holders, and the handle tightens the sandwich as you screw it on. Unscrewing the handle lets the user remove the blade.
Friday morning, I was changing blades. The handle was tightened very tightly. As I finally broke the tension on the handle, the head slipped, sliding across my middle left finger.
My initial thought, after checking to make sure the cut wasn't life-threatening, was that this would disturb my wife's schedule. (She writes for a local paper, and had a couple interviews scheduled downtown that we were going to work some leisurely Mother's Day weekend activities around.)
Fortunately, the razor hit my finger at an angle. While this means the cut wasn't as clean as razor cuts usually are (I felt a obsidian scalpel cut me when I was 21. I never found the cut), it also meant the cut wasn't very deep. A combination of cold water, direct and blood vessel pressure, and a deluge of liquid skin had me ready for the day. I was reminded of how sharp things cut, and even if we use them daily, caution and respect is always warranted.
John
We had a recent thread about razors. I tried a safety razor a few years ago, and it not only worked fairly well, but was ridiculously cheap, compared to even store-brand decent disposables. (Do NOT use the Dollar Tree brand!)
I have tried a few different economical safety razors. The "butterfly" pattern where the blade opens up seems inherently less safe, and more fragile. Since 2018, I have used the Lord Safety Razor. My first only lasted a year, but the replacement I've had for about 2 1/2 years.
I was extremely careful when I first started handling razor blades, like these Derby's. I still try to be careful, but...
The Lord is a 3- piece design. The blade is sandwiched between holders, and the handle tightens the sandwich as you screw it on. Unscrewing the handle lets the user remove the blade.
Friday morning, I was changing blades. The handle was tightened very tightly. As I finally broke the tension on the handle, the head slipped, sliding across my middle left finger.
My initial thought, after checking to make sure the cut wasn't life-threatening, was that this would disturb my wife's schedule. (She writes for a local paper, and had a couple interviews scheduled downtown that we were going to work some leisurely Mother's Day weekend activities around.)
Fortunately, the razor hit my finger at an angle. While this means the cut wasn't as clean as razor cuts usually are (I felt a obsidian scalpel cut me when I was 21. I never found the cut), it also meant the cut wasn't very deep. A combination of cold water, direct and blood vessel pressure, and a deluge of liquid skin had me ready for the day. I was reminded of how sharp things cut, and even if we use them daily, caution and respect is always warranted.
John