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Im fairly new to straight razor shaving. I moved from a Feather shavette to a Dovo and a Boker. I really find them much more forgiving. Im now shaving with rarely a nick or cut except for my lower neck (on my right.) I am constantly nicking or cutting the lower right edge. I notice the grain moves from left to right. I've been trying to shave against the grain on my neck (moving from right to left) but I can seem to master that without a cut. Any ideas?
Some areas (In my opinion) Are just not possible to get the blade to go in the direction you really want. Just get as close as you can in that direction. I learned to hold the heal in one place and sweep with the tip. This gets those spots better but not perfect. Just keep trying different ways and be sure to stretch the skin. That is where your going to snag it at the bottom of your neck. Pulling the skin up so that its not at the bottom of the neck will help. Good luck and be careful when trying new ways.
When I shave my neck I do three passes. First downward. Second upward from side to center. Finish upward bottom to top.
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Photos not good but to give you an idea of different holds.
Can't you use the other hand ?
Yes you can if you are comfortable with it. I prefer not to change hands. I change my grip instead. Most important is not which hand but that you stretch the skin.
I can't thanks you enough for your help. Is that your dominant hand you're using throughout? Here's the spot I have a lot of trouble withAttachment 277671
Yes I use my dominant hand. When shaving the neck raise your chin tilting your head to the opposite side. This will help stretch the skin. You can use your other hand to pull the skin also.
The things that help me a lot are skin tight, pressure nil and the angle on my neck almost flat. I cannot manoeuvre a side to center stroke on that part of my neck
I just may not be able to either
My left side of my chin i always use to cut. It seemed to grow thicker there than anywhere else. And it was much more resistant. It took me a good year or two to figure out a method. I basically make a pass in that area in the upward direction just for that spot. The rest of the face doestn seem to need it like that spot does.
For me, the trouble spot is just underneath the jaw line. I can shave north to south or I can shave south to north, but to get really close, I need to shave from ear to chin. A standard SR blade is too long for me to do that. I guess I could get a "shorty" blade, but I have elected to use a DE safety razor for a clean up pass for those trouble spots. Although it is not quite traditional for a SR shaver, it works for me.
Good to know I’m not the only one struggling with that area
I don't normally shave in that direction in that area myself so I had to have an evening shave today to test my thoughts.
I used a round toe and started low. Only shaving 1/2 inch or less a stroke using the toe. When I approached my jawline I switched to the heel and also narrow strokes to go up and around.
Worked for me....:shrug:
Looks like the point got ya. do you have a round point and if so does it get ya too. if so the angle is changing. I had that problem until i learned to watch the angle of the blade with the pointed razors. Also as others have stated stretching the skin makes a great deference.Quote:
Originally Posted by alschepis
I manage to go up and center now days. My issue is going down to center. A shorty helps but I hate having to use more than one razor. Across the jaw line going up towards the nose I go slow and easy and use the center of the blade. Keeping the point away from the jaw. The blade rolls right over the edge.
Looks like the crease in the skin might have something to do with it too. Got to pull that tighter just when you run over it or to make damn sure the blade is not in-line with it. :banghead:
