Thread: Advice needed

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

You may not have the right mindset to accomplish this, you have to want to without the frustration , I,m not trying to be mean but it sounds like without instant satisfaction you want to give up. And this art form is not for everyone, it must be learned and practiced. Take a step back and see what you truly are willing to do. Good luck. Tc

What's really frutrating is that i hurt my face every time that i use my straight and dont when i use my shavette. I'm starting to belive that straight is not made fro every men.

Originally Posted by Papabear11

I'm starting to belive that straight is not made fro every men.

That may be true. Why not just stick with a shavette if that is what is working for you and save all the pain and frustration.

Bob

First i want to say thank's to all for your advices, after few days of thinking i decided to put straight shaving(real straight shaving, stropping) on the side. I'll keep my straight but i'm not just ready and i dont have the patient to maintain that edge. I decided to stick whit shavette and i'll probably invest in a feather or something similar. It's not that i discourage straight shaving it's just i was getting to the point that i was not having fun anymore. When i started DE shaving last november it was fun, when i started shavette shaving i found it fun to, but the real straight it was just to my opinion a fuss and the resuts more then frustrating. After thinking about it, for me it was non sense to continue that way. Time will tell if i ever start that again but for now i'm satisfied whit DE and shavette and i'm gone stick whit that. Thank's to all for all your good words and good advices. Gino

It is entirely possible, if not likely, that the razor is at fault. Yes, a real razor requires a lower angle than a shavette, but it should not be shredding your face.

I suggest you try a razor from another source. It does not have to be new, but it has to be properly honed. If you do so, then shave with it as is out of the box. Don't strop it and don't test it--just shave with it. Only that way are you guaranteed to be using the honer's edge.

Originally Posted by Utopian

It is entirely possible, if not likely, that the razor is at fault. Yes, a real razor requires a lower angle than a shavette, but it should not be shredding your face.

I suggest you try a razor from another source. It does not have to be new, but it has to be properly honed. If you do so, then shave with it as is out of the box. Don't strop it and don't test it--just shave with it. Only that way are you guaranteed to be using the honer's edge.

The thing is if i use less angle no wiskers cut, if i use just a bit more i got irritation and razor burn whit still no wiskers cut. In that process there is a lot of pulling and tuging, your probably right about the shave ready razor but at this point i'm not interseted anymore to try. It's not that i'm a nervous person but i have to let my face heal before i do that. It took me 2 day's to let my face heal before i can use a DE or my shavette. Time will tell maybe in few weeks if i can find a straight i might test it. Gino

Originally Posted by Papabear11

The thing is if i use less angle no wiskers cut, if i use just a bit more i got irritation and razor burn whit still no wiskers cut. In that process there is a lot of pulling and tuging, your probably right about the shave ready razor but at this point i'm not interseted anymore to try. It's not that i'm a nervous person but i have to let my face heal before i do that. It took me 2 day's to let my face heal before i can use a DE or my shavette. Time will tell maybe in few weeks if i can find a straight i might test it. Gino

If down the road you decide to once again try this age old art of shaving with a straight razor that must be stropped and maintained, my offer of working on your razor N/C complete with the shipping offer will still stand.

I do believe that the razor is the culprit but only by testing/rehoning and testing agian will we ever know.

ANYWAY; We can ALL look on the bright side/as you aren't using disposables any more!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

If down the road you decide to once again try this age old art of shaving with a straight razor that must be stropped and maintained, my offer of working on your razor N/C complete with the shipping offer will still stand.

I do believe that the razor is the culprit but only by testing/rehoning and testing agian will we ever know.

ANYWAY; We can ALL look on the bright side/as you aren't using disposables any more!

I want quit shavette shaving i like it very much and i get good results, n'either DE shaving. Gino

I want to say a special thank's to 1 of a members of this forum to send me a straight that he honed himself to tried out. I want say is name cause i don't know if he allowed me but he will know. It's just a incredible forum to my opinion just incredible knowledge and generosity thank's to all, glad and proud to be a member. Gino

Originally Posted by Papabear11

I want to say a special thank's to 1 of a members of this forum to send me a straight that he honed himself to tried out. I want say is name cause i don't know if he allowed me but he will know. It's just a incredible forum to my opinion just incredible knowledge and generosity thank's to all, glad and proud to be a member. Gino

Just an update the razor that i received did the job well, i did 3 pass shave whitout using a DE. No irritation no razor burn no cuts no razor bumb just a great shave. I guest the other razor i have needs to be honed, it went really well this morning and to be honnest i understand now what all traditional straight shavers meant by the post shave feeling for me this morning anyway it was really good, finaly.

Your Post just made my day!

Thank you for accepting the help of another member, as you said you now know what the Post Shaving Feeling is like.

It's a long strange trip, but well worth the journey.

Sanfte Rasur, mein Klingenbruder!

(Smooth Shaving My Brother In Blades)