Thread: Made the Cut (Figuratively Speaking!!)

Today was my third day on the beginners regimen and managed to get my first cut! I decided since the right side of the face went well for the last 3 days, why not try the left sideburn to jawline run. Did good for about the first three strokes and then I came back to the face with a bit too much pressure. Nice 1-inch line, but not too bad! Finished the shave with my trusty Merkur 1904 open comb DE razor and all was well! I shall master this art slowly but surely........

I am 8 days out from my first SR I will be joining u shorty with my stories of cutting. Can wait keep going u will be fine!!! Tonight I used my bowl and brush, used some soap to shave, after watching some videos it is so true, I am now looking forward to shaving, even if it's with a fusion, for now.

Originally Posted by VAPDGUY

I am 8 days out from my first SR I will be joining u shorty with my stories of cutting. Can wait keep going u will be fine!!! Tonight I used my bowl and brush, used some soap to shave, after watching some videos it is so true, I am now looking forward to shaving, even if it's with a fusion, for now.

Good times! I encourage you to take Lynn's advice and go slow. It is a different method of shaving and the blade is very sharp indeed. Keep the enthusiasm in check and in a few weeks, we should have the basics down! Good luck!

I will try... no promises... I am hard-headed like that... especially if I get the cheek done w/o taking half my cheek out. Light pressure small strokes 30% angle.....

Originally Posted by VAPDGUY

I will try... no promises... I am hard-headed like that... especially if I get the cheek done w/o taking half my cheek out. Light pressure small strokes 30% angle.....

This can be a bit aggressive of an angle for me. Try with the spine almost touching your face, then work towards aggressiveness from there as needed.

I ment 30% or less. Thanks for the info I will do that. I am also going to invest in Lynn's DVD as well.

Today was a much better day. Only one small nick with the point of the razor, but very small. Still working on getting those angles right. As "dinnermint" mentioned above, I did try with the spine of the razor very close to my face and that seemed to work well. I was off on my stropping though, managed to put a slice in the bottom of the strop and nicked the surface of the leather near the top of the strop, sort of like cutting a slice of cheese, but without actually separating it from the leather. It's about the size of dime. Thinking back on it, I was probably not focused enough, so I will practice better discipline tomorrow. Anyone have any ideas on what, if anything, I should do about the nick near the top as the little piece of leather is just hanging there, sort of mocking my inexperience.........

Originally Posted by eroman99

Today was a much better day. Only one small nick with the point of the razor, but very small. Still working on getting those angles right. As "dinnermint" mentioned above, I did try with the spine of the razor very close to my face and that seemed to work well. I was off on my stropping though, managed to put a slice in the bottom of the strop and nicked the surface of the leather near the top of the strop, sort of like cutting a slice of cheese, but without actually separating it from the leather. It's about the size of dime. Thinking back on it, I was probably not focused enough, so I will practice better discipline tomorrow. Anyone have any ideas on what, if anything, I should do about the nick near the top as the little piece of leather is just hanging there, sort of mocking my inexperience.........

There's a bunch of tutorials on strop repair, although you may want to put up some pictures to get some opinions. Usually it's 3 different options; leave it/trim it, sand it or glue it.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

There's a bunch of tutorials on strop repair, although you may want to put up some pictures to get some opinions. Usually it's 3 different options; leave it/trim it, sand it or glue it.

Thanks! I will definitely do that!!