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    I understand the above posts and agree completely, however I do not have a great control over the blade yet, and I still scrape far too much (I'm sure of that) because I do not have the most 'comfortable' shave. It's far more comfortable to shave with a DE (that's what I'm comparing to now, to see how I'm progressing in the comfort zone ). When I have a patch of hair, I still scrape over it a couple of times, at least as many times as I would with a mach. Yet still I do not have razor burn. For example, if I shave using a disposable (which shaves just fine for me, only I have terrible razor burn in the neck area) you can simply not touch my chin or neck in an 'ATG' motion with something as soft as your hand for example. Yet now, after all the abuse I'm giving to my face, I can comfortable rub and scratch there. And I'm pretty sure it's not due to great technique, because I'm pretty sure I still have a lousy technique. I used the same beard prep using a disposable, fyi.

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    Hey if you want razor burn I guess you'll just have to try harder.

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    fewer passes with the blade means less irratated skin. wait till gillette puts out the m10 blade.
    and icedog..."try harder"? that's just mean

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    I found that quite funny

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    Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post
    Those mass produced blades are simply crap, manufactured for quick disposability and customer dependance and sold as convenient. You have discovered a better way. Kudos!
    +1! Very true!

    I never liked those cartridge razors with suspended edges. They always tug at my whiskers, no matter what I do.

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    I get terrible razor burn from my straights....so, you got me!

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    I used to have horrible razor burn with my twin blade disposable. The burn went away once I started using a str8. In fact, when I was still using a dsiposable to finish my neck and chin, I noticed how hard I scraped with it. Once I let the disposable do its job without pressure, I didn't even get a burn with the disposable. True, I had to replace the disposable every 2 or 3 shaves, but it did give a better, more comfortable shave after I started with the str8 and paid more attention.

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