Thread: Am I going in the right direction?

As Paul mentioned, stretching the skin is less of a problem if you take the whole process slowly and deliberately and with a light touch. Think of shaving the lather rather than shaving the skin. Your shaving speed will increase as you develop muscle memory and learn your beard over time.

I find I change the angle of attack on different parts of my face. Under 30° on my cheeks and much shallower on my neck. The shallower angle is certainly more comfortable and if the razor is really sharp, it will still take the hairs off easily.

Thanks for the replies. About Sending a razor to get it sharpened, I've always had a hard time waiting. Also I I got interested in sharpening whatever I could find then found the razor. So I guess I got interested in shaving because it depends on sharpening skills.

Matt

Welcome. There are a few of us scattered around the province. I sent you a PM.

This thread makes me happy, keep at it Matt, pretty soon you'll be shaving like the best. Cheers
-Laramie-

Originally Posted by yondermountain91

This thread makes me happy, keep at it Matt, pretty soon you'll be shaving like the best. Cheers
-Laramie-

Funny, its almost always the same, too.

They come in with great expectations, then learn the hard truth. Some endure, others disappear. Its nice to be able to help those that stick it out, and become part of the community.

Us old folk ain't gonna be here forever, we need those, to carry the torch when were gone.

Originally Posted by outback

Funny, its almost always the same, too.

They come in with great expectations, then learn the hard truth. Some endure, others disappear. Its nice to be able to help those that stick it out, and become part of the community.

Us old folk ain't gonna be here forever, we need those, to carry the torch when were gone.

I agree Mike
you helped me when i first stated and thanks to your generosity and advice, Im still here
and still have your razors in my rotation

Hey all
Updates. I took the plum razor back to the home and used a sharpie to see how much pressure it took to flex a blade, and it seems that as light as possible gets the Apex nicely.
After hone and strops the HTT seems odd with specific hair at 90°, the hair doesn't cut but if I turn the blade off square slightly it cuts nicely. I'm running low on arm hair but on leg it mows silently off the skin.

On to the shave, a little bit of olive oil for pre shave and steaming hot towel over lather and the first round went best ever. The tape was still on and using very low angle of attack and slopeing strokes. Felt comfortable. no Knicks!
Second round across the grain with way better lather was not as comfortable and some nicks, and a different bleeding mole...
Should I use oil between passes? I also have vegetable glycerin around, would that help? And my partner has moisturizing cream that I've been using after. I wonder how to make the second pass better?

Thanks a bunch!
Matt