Thread: Never rush your shave.

Hi gents.
Just learning this venerable skill hopefully and have a couple of old blades I have restored that I am learning with.
Learning to hone these blades at the same time as I am learning to use them. Never had a professionally honed straight in my hands or under my thumb to compare too either.
So I am basically learning the most difficult, contrary to suggested ways one can.
That being said I do feel I have developed a fair edge on both blades and have made my left forearm look quite odd with the bald patches along the way.
I've shaved incident free 8 times until this morning when I stepped out of the shower in a bit of a hurry.
Almost grabbed my electric but thought, naw, I had time to use my straight..
I was wrong. Three nice little reminders on my chin to reflect upon over the next week..
I mean sure you read about it, but ya never think it'll happen to you,,,,sob..
Just wanted to share..
cheers.

Ouch! Yep, for me at least, hurrying and SR shaving do not go together at all. I take the Mister Rogers approach (".. I like to take my time and do it right..", or "right for me" anyway..) and just enjoy myself kind of like meditation. Even then I still get bit once in awhile.

Heal well! Looks like it is close to Shave Time again!

Shawn
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Hey

Chicks love scars. It's part of the learning curve. Be careful with your angle. Concentration is your best friend.

Luis

Confucius say: man who rush straight shave like fireman rushing to fire. Accident will happen.

focus grasshopper!

There's a difference between rushing a shave and shaving quickly though. As for honing and shaving learning at the same time. I did the same thing. Go by the feel of the shave if you must do it the hard way. Any sense of discomfort, pulling or tugging could well be a poorly honed edge...Or it could be poor technique. You'll have to try and figure it out for yourself. If the edge is taking hair off when held a few millimetre's above the skin, the problem will be your technique.


Mick

Hey you missed a big spot just above your shirt collar.

Those are what I call kitty scratches. Wait till you get in a big hurry or use a new 8/8 for the first time and look down to see your chin in the sink 3 seconds before you feel it. Seriously though I still do this from time to time as I shave in the am for the most part. I have learned to wait till evening when I am in a morning rush but sometimes........

I have a scare about a half inch from my left ear as my learning curve. It wasn't that I was in a hurry in fact the opposite. It was about my third shave with my new DOVO. My wife has a thing about watching me shave, and always have, when she asked me a question, I turned my head to answer without lifting the razor, Ouch, needless to say she can still watch me shave only now she is usually silent or at least that's what I tell her to be.

Thanks for the support and the humour.
I was using my Boker this morning and it has the square tip I think it's called? Not rounded like the Ontario Cutlery but of the two I own so far it's my preferred blade. Easier detail work around the stache but that point nipped me as I tried different approaches on the chin. I have an old slightly horizontal scar just below my lip that I'm still very aware of as I shave with the straight, and well I guess I shifted the blade a hair a few times while still against the flesh and voila..
That septic pencil sting,, I almost forgot as its been years since I needed one before picking up the interest in this style of shaving.
So to play it safe, this will remain an afterwork or weekend ritual until its second nature to me..
If I find a straight made be weed whacker I may even tackle that forest growing above the collar!!lol.
Cheers.