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    mmmm...Beer roughneck's Avatar
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    Default scything motion?

    Can anybody explain in a little detail how this is done. From what I have read it sounds really close to moving the razor horizontally which I am certian is not correct.

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    Hard to explain in text without you taking the chance of trying it and cutting your face clean off. I suggest checking out the barbers manual in the archives for a picture. But to summarize, 1) moving the blade with a slight angle, usually tip leading in the stroke. NOT SIDEWAYS. Or 2) moving a blade down as being down, sideways as sideways, and scything as a gentle mix of both at once. Sort of at a 45 degree angle.

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    Watch this video. Will explain all.

    http://www.tidewriter.com/QT_large/B...x480_large.mov

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    Thanks poona that was a fantastic vid. That looks much safer than what I was thinking.

    On another note, that is exactly how my baber shaves me. I mean down to the order of the strokes.

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    Thanks for the vid.

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