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07-03-2014, 11:36 PM #1Member
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Beginner, First Shave With Oxford Razor -- Germania Cutl Works
Just a few minutes ago, I did my first shave with the "Oxford Razor Germania Cutl" Works that I bought through the Straight Razor Place classifieds. I'm very much a beginner, so I reviewed the beginner articles. I reviewed Lynn's video
I practiced some of the different grips and held the razor to get a feel for it. I liked doing that.
I hope I am following the printed articles and video correctly. I'm sure I made some mistakes.
The razor was already honed by a hone meister according to the classified ad for it. So that means it did not need stropping.
As recommended by the beginner guides, I shaved only one band from my sideburn down to the jawline, and I shaved using my dominant (right) hand, and on my dominant (right) cheek.
The good part is, I did this without any cuts or nicks. I'm happy about that.
The different part is, I am not sure if there was any actual cutting action. The razor took off the lather, but I'm not sure if it took off any of my beard (1.5 days of growth.) Also, the razor pulled my skin a little and the feeling was unpleasant. I was a little scared. But I did at least shave one swath from the bottom of my sideburn, to my jawline, using my right hand (I'm a righty) on the right side of my face. There was a lot of stubble left over. For this first attempt, I tried to lay the side of the blade as nearly flat as possible against my cheek, and I did try to stretch the skin with my other hand. Maybe not as much as I should have?
At that point, I stopped using my Oxford straight and finished the full face shave with my Merkur barber pole (double edge) razor.
So, how am I doing?
Tomorrow morning, I will repeat this. First however I will practice stropping on my strop, using a butter knife that someone else suggested in another post. And after watching a video on how to strop.
Am I doing something wrong if I can't see whiskers coming off on the straight razor? Or do I just need to try, try, try again and one day it gels and works? I myself am excited about using the Oxford and I hope that with a few months of daily practice I will start to "get it together".
Thanks a lot!
Bob
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