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I've been shaving for a few weeks, but have yet to go ATG due to lack of knowledge of angles, proper holding technique, etc. I just have been doing 2 passes WTG, but I REALLY want to get a BBS shave since I still have some fuzzy areas even with 2 WTG passes.
Do I re-lather if I'm going to do an ATG pass? Or use warm water?
Any tips?
Pray.
- Scott
First thing ya need is a Frigging sharp blade, then just take yer time and figure out the proper blade angles to keep the correct skin to edge angle....
I will warn ya though if you have a lot of stubble left from the WTG pass you might have one of two things going wrong.... A less than keen edge or a less than optimal shaving angle... I always strop before going ATG just because I "think" it brings the best edge foreward so to speak :D I always re-lather between every pass no matter the direction... Hope this helps...
Oh yeah forgot about even better skin stretching that's really important with ATG
GSSIX you just saved my life lol I was going to attempt to do an ATG pass my next shave (a few days) but I don't have my DOVO in yet, and there is NO WAY I'm doing an ATG with my disposable straight! I feel the dullness every time I use it!
Am I in any position to attempt an ATG when my DOVO and strop come in? Or should I really get comfortable with technique and angle until it's a second nature? There are some tough spots for me to get on the neck still -- face is BBS with 2 passes, but the neck is tough
Make sure that you have you have removed almost all the hair before the ATG pass.
Later,
R
Definitely will. I'm going to wait until my 5/8" DOVO comes in to do ANY ATG shaving
It your DOVO pro-sharpened?
Yeah, I ordered the Classic Black 5/8" with the pre-honed option from vintagebladesllc.com today. Also says the razor I ordered is normally in inventory pre-honed, so it should be sent out immediately.
While I believe that many wetshavers go ATG, there are those who say that it's only asking for trouble. Just an FYI.
Personally, having used a DE for over a year, I go ATG in most areas when I want the uber shave results. So while I am a newb with straights, here are my tips for going ATG which should still apply:
1. wet your face and relather
(1. b. strech your skin)
2. do not put too much pressure on the blade
Hope that helps.
This may go against what you read in many posts here, but you really should never go against the grain. Or at least do it rarely, maybe as a last resort to get that BBS, if you must...
Preferably shave with the grain and be happy with your results. Over time, and with practice, you will get better, and your WTG shaves will be more and more acceptable to you.
ATG shaving, in general, is prone to problems. Why practice a bad habit?
Scott
Thank you Scott.... I forgot to point this out in my post but I totally agree here!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by honedright
I read this and thought, "Hmm. I don't recall breaking out my standardQuote:
Thank you Scott.... I forgot to point this out in my post but I totally agree here!!!!!
anti-ATG tirade in this thread, but I'm glad you agree!". Of course, Scott
has mirrored my sentiments exactly.
- Scott
I'm curious about the no-atg thing?
I have a lot of the whiskers that grow very close to the skin, and if I don't go atg you cannot tell I shaved. It's always been this way, part of why I switched to wet shaving instead of electric... with the Gillette sensor, I always had to go atg (basically did the same "3 pass" routine many here talk about, wtg, then xtg, then atg). If I rub my hand over these areas wtg it feels bbs... but looking in the mirror I can still see plenty of dark hair, and rubbing atg can definitely feel it. It's like it's recessed into my skin.
I am in the military and am required to have that BBS shave every day so I absolutley have to do an ATG pass. I am a new str8 shaver and I can say I have successfully went ATG the first 2 times I tried it. My tips are as follows:
- Re wet and re lather your face. Do this in sections so the lather doesnt dry up.
- I hold the razor between my thumb and forefinger, almost feels like holding chopsticks.
- Stretch the skin
- Go Slow!!!!
- Go Slow!!!! You getting the point now LOL
Concentrate on blade angle and go slow and you will do just fine, trust me. I completed my first successfult ATG pass on my 2nd str8 shave ever. It only gets better from there!
Billy
I know what you mean, bbshriver. I must not be getting as close as i think, because it LOOKS good. But running my hand across my neck and chin reveals stubble. I hate that!!
On a side note, I have noticed that my shaves are very pleasurable when going WTG & XTG. But as soon as I try ATG, my skin is breaking out. Am I applying too much pressure on these passes? Or maybe the stropping has worn out at this point?
Re-stropping could help, but I think you are breaking out for the same reason you probably did with a multi blade razor. It is cutting the hairs below the level of the skin resulting in a pocket that collects oil, becomes infected and bingo! a zit.Quote:
Originally Posted by cwrighta70
I stick to a WTG and an XTG pass unless its a special occasion. And with practice this results in a shave that is every bit as close as most guys get with a disposable going against the grain. You might say it get my face military close. I have gone back and retried all my old shaving system since going straight, and none can match the closeness of a straight XTG pass unless I use a DE and do WTG ATG and then polish and thats a lot more time consuming and harder on my skin.
Actually disposable straights are pretty damned sharp unless you're using crap blades.