Hello all,

I'm new to this forum, obviously. I've done some reading and searching through the forums, but have a specific question regarding straight razor shaving. First off, I began straight razor shaving about 2 weeks back. I've had moderate success; my technique has steadily improved, I haven't cut myself whatsoever, and I've achieved a close shave on most parts of my face (not the CLOSEST, but good for how little experience I have IMO). Now, to my question:

The hair on my neck is somewhat oddly-directed. My entire neck hair is directed from left to right. This has made shaving the entire portion above my adam's apple EXTREMELY difficult with the straight razor. It seems that I can't maneuver the razor to go right to left or left to right without poking myself where my neck begins to curve. I've shaved both upwards and downwards, but constantly have patches of hair left over directly under my jawline, where the razor cannot make contact without poking myself or otherwise causing damage.

So, my question is: What do I do? I purchased the razor (a non-disposable DOVO) with the intention of using it exclusively when I become experienced with it. However, I've had to use my old razor to go over my neckline to get it just right, which I don't want to make a habit of doing.

Thanks in advance for any responses!