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02-11-2007, 08:48 PM #21< Banned User >
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"I noticed I've never been able to cut them until I tried using the cutting angle described in the barber manuals, namely toe leading. Then they fell easily."
Please describe this angle more exactly, I want to make sure that I understand. Thanks.
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02-11-2007, 09:19 PM #22Senior Member
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Certainly, diagonally with tip leading. (Oh, since it's dry, unlubricated skin - I use a very light touch almost not touching the skin at all)
Originally Posted by rgdominguez
For reference, I've attached the "cutting angle" picture found in the manual
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02-11-2007, 11:17 PM #23< Banned User >
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OK, I think I get it. You do the test with dry whiskers on your face, right? And you lead with the front of the blade holding the whole blade at about a 20-30 deg. angle relative to your skin, correct?
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02-12-2007, 01:11 AM #24Super Shaver
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NO! HHT is done with a hair in your hand. Shave Test, which employs the cutting angle shown above, is done with full prep to your beard.
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02-12-2007, 01:47 AM #25Senior Member
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Alex, in the post you referenced from me I had refered to cutting the hairs on my arm. IN NO WAY - dry shave your face
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02-12-2007, 01:58 AM #26Super Shaver
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*whew* Had me worried there. Originally Posted by steve
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02-12-2007, 02:02 AM #27Senior Member
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I'm dumb, not stupid Originally Posted by xman
I went back to see my original post that he quoted. In context it was indeed about shaving arm hair.
You guys taught me better than that !!!!
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02-12-2007, 04:24 AM #28Hones & Honing
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What I look for is a "stickiness" and a change from the last time I tested.
Please, be careful with this test. You can slice yourself easily.
Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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02-12-2007, 05:29 AM #29< Banned User >
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FELLAS, WHICH IS IT? DO YOU DRY SHAVE YOUR FACE OR TRY TO SPLIT A HAIR OVER THE RAZOR? PLEASE TELL ME!
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02-12-2007, 08:32 AM #30Super Shaver
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If tests like the HHT and TPT go well, you can move on to the shave. The first shave on any newly honed razor is considered a test, The Shave Test. Never dry shave your face. Trust me!
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