Quote Originally Posted by eKretz View Post
Easy, do you shave ATG or only WTG? I find that I can shave fairly comfortably WTG with an edge that is quite rough to shave with ATG.
I shave in all directions, ATG, WTG, and XTG. Not to say I do three totally separate passes. I shave with my right hand only, and cannot shave the left side in quite the manner I shave the right side. On the left cheek, I have a little pocket that develops below the outside corner of my eye, below the bone under the eye. I have to go back to get that ATG, in which direction the pocket doesn't form.

Rough is subjective. A scratchy edge would normally be scratchy everywhere. Rough only AGT would indicate to me that the edge is not keen enough, and actually probably would not give as close of a shave anywhere on the face, but may seem smoother as it cuts through the whiskers at more of an angle. This could also be an indication of insufficient prep, but I am assuming that was ruled out.

Your second sentence opens up the entire realm of what is a good shave and what edge characteristics contribute to it. We could duplicate 1/2 of SRP with that.

Without getting into a lengthy discussion, I could give you a list of points that I believe contribute to the most shavable edges. Most of it has been confirmed by test shaves of other shavers, without telling them what I changed, until after their test. Much of it may or may not be duplicated on other parts of SRP. But I find that tests attempted by someone by email or forum may not be as objective, as the methods may rub them right or wrong. My main objective is the best shaves I can reproduce.