Thread: Shave Attempt Number Two

Hello,
I made a second attempt at shaving with my Gold Dollar razor after 40ish laps on both sides of the strop and a day and a half of growth, the shave was much better than the first time.Still not "smooth and relaxing" yet.

Being a leftie I was able come up with a descent blade angle and pressure to do a pretty good job on the left side. Working on the right side is going to be a challenge. I am either going to try to find a new grip with me left hand so I can see what I am doing or try to use my right hand which trust me will be a challenge.

Will try again tomorrow

Regards,

Jon

Keep it up. It get easier the more you do it. And being a lefty (me too) we have more times in our lives to use the other hand (right) so being a lefty makes it easier for us to learn how to use the non dominate hand. So in my opinion, use both hands from the start and you will be much better off then the rightys out there. Remember, there only so many of us in our right mind.

Not going to debate this but suffice it to say unless a really good hone guy has worked on the GD, then your trying to learn with a very poor edge, not to mention maybe not the best razor to learn on. But hang in there Tc

Glad to see you didn't add in the amount of blood lost

I'm also a leftie, and agree with Jerry and Tc. Use both hands, it's well worth the time it takes to get it right!
And remember, NO pressure, just shave the lather

Enjoy and have fun

My shaves were not close when I first started either. I quickly learned that less pressure meant closer shaves. It seems counter intuitive but it's true.

Also try to learn with your non-dominant hand. There are lots of people that don't and they get great shaves so it's not essential, but I learned with my left hand right from my second shave onward and am so glad that I did.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

TC is right about that razor though, but, if the bug catches you, you will soon have other razors to try out.

Yes, heres hoping your GD was fixed and Honed from other than the factory or store.

I'm a leftie as well, it just takes awhile.
I find that now sometimes I'm better with the right than the left on some areas of my mug.

agreeing with what folks are saying here about the GD. I had one as my first razor too and VERY quickly moved to a vintage refurb that is what actually got me into wet shaving. I have that GD to this day... and i've never been able to put what i would consider an "acceptable" edge on it, even though it was sharp coming out of the factory. It's just not a good blade to learn with.
That Gold Dollar now? it's helped me open boxes from moving for the last month or so... if that tells you anything.
Keep at it! my advice is to move to a little more quality hardware though...

Not sure if this pic is good enough but supposedly this was made shaveready at straightrazors.com

The pennies are getting deposited in the piggy bank to make a razor upgrade as soon as possible

Jon

I dont see the double stabilizer that is normally on a GD? Anyone?
Maybe a new design? If its been fixed i can see where it was reground. Maybe im just missing something?