Well, you don't bleed if you do it right. Even with a straight razor. (I, of course, manage to cut myself with my electric razor on a semi-regular basis, but I'm just talented that way. And I have bumpy skin.) I'm pretty sure that I was talking to someone not too long ago who said that she (or possibly her mother, since I have no idea who it was) learned to shave her legs with a straight razor. Legs are at least easier than faces (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/fashion/11skin.html?scp=4&sq=straight%20razor&st=cse), though, which have a lot more angles.