Thread: Another First Shaver...

Originally Posted by shaverdude

Can you tell me how to do that? Do I take a finger and drag along face, whichever gives the most resistance (for me against the grain and across the grain coming in from the right) such as when I feel the most stubble, or sharp cutting of the stubble on the finger....should be the direction to shave in?

The direction in which the hair is growing is the grain of the hair. "Against the grain" therefore refers to a direction opposite that of the growth of the hair. If I could shave against the grain on my first pass, I would. Alas, I cannot shave against the grain of my hair unless the hair is sufficiently shortened. In some areas of my face, I have to cut with the grain and then across the grain at various angles before I can cut against the grain. I can't explain why exactly, but I find it to be the case for me.

Identifying the direction of my hair growth tells me what direction to cut during my final pass, but I don't think it tells me anything more than that. I shave in the direction that I can until all the hair I can get is gone.