Thread: Newbie Shaving & Honing Question

Shaving:
If I understood Lynn's post correctly, the spine of the blade should be RAISED at least 45° from your face when shaving?
http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ead-first.html

When i dry tested the edge,it would cut long hair on my jaw okay, but still pulled the short neck hair (i think some of it May have been technique though)

Honing:
Should I have used another grit instead of going from 6k to 12k?



Thanks!


EDIT:
Here is a link, OP was from phone so I kept it short.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ead-first.html

Excerpt:
In addition to a comfortable feel the proper angle for cutting hair/whisker with a straight razor is usually 30 degrees or less. This may seem very straight forward, but it is the single largest nemesis in obtaining a comfortable straight razor shave. The tendency for most people is to allow the razor to flatten out to an angle of 45 degrees or more and particularly around the chin, flatten the angle out to as much as 90 degrees. Typically this is what causes the scraping and pulling sensation that is most uncomfortable along with not properly removing all the hair/whisker.