Thread: How close can you get with one WTG pass?

I need to do at least two passes. The first is WTG and the second is ATG. I don't do more than two strokes over the same area. I get razor burn if I do. The WTG is just to chop down the growth and the ATG is what gives me the BBS

With practice it will be possible to get very close. I get as close with my straght as I used to in about a two passer with a DE onceI go XTG I will be close enough for public exposure all day. My strokes are very similar to those I used to use with the DE as well short and easy with some overlap.

I would not worry too much about overlapping strokes or even going over the same stop twice on a single pass, as long as it is very shortly after you first went over it there will still be some lubrication for you, just make sure that your angle is good and that you are not using too much pressure and you will be fine.

Chief

I practically only ever have time for single WTG shave and I'd say that I get at least as close a shave as I ever did with either an electric or a sensor excel.

If you consider a "pass" to be defined by which direction you shave (eg;WTG, ATG) then I get pretty close to bbs in one WTG pass on the sides of my face. The goatee area usually takes two as does my neck. Except for touch ups (usually jaw line and neck) I typically only do two passes. Truthfully I'm probably OK for work, etc. after one pass, but hey, I made all this lather, I'm going to use it.

As a couple of posters have pointed out, each pass is made up of several overlapping stroke. No problem with losing lubrication.

Good luck. I'm sure it will fall into place soon. Keep working on the angle you use. It seems like my razors each have their own optimal angle and when you find it, you're home free.

I don't consider my technique "stellar", but I can typically get very close on my cheeks with 1 WTG pass. My second pass is another WTG, but using a scything motion, and I find that's all my cheeks need to be smooth.

The chin is a completely different story, and I would wait until you are sure the technique is down. The contours of the chin can make it difficult, and it seems that hair is a little more rough and stubborn there. Follow the instructions in the 1961 Barber's Manual (in the documents area under Shaving) and you should be good to go.

~Chris

I'm also a bit of a newbie, but I can get pretty darn close on my cheeks & upper lip with one pass WTG.

The hair on my jawline is a lot more wiry than on my cheeks & upper lip, as is my chin hair, so that usually requires another XTG or ATG pass.

The hair on my neck grows in like 50 different directions and I have yet to get the perfect BBS shave there, although I'm getting a better shave than my Fusion ever gave...