Thread: Newb's second shave, Caught on Camera !!!!

nice one, it only gets better from there

- Tam -

Dude! That was too cool! Thanks for putting yourself out there and sharing. Nice music too.

Mac

I liked those vidoes! I think you're doing well.

James.

Sorry i should say Please don't shave anymore. i watched only 1 st part of your video
it is mirror or i saw right you are using wrong hands to shave your face.
example right hand left face? if this is correct then don't Please.you use your right hand for rught face and left for left. this is easier way.
Second i understand this is your second shave . Please use WIKI IT IS great source for learning.
check videos people put up in there about shaving .
Now i will tell this.
when you shave keep your hand in stable position. whole arm goes down and up . i know doesn't look like right English. i will try another way.
Think about Gillet 3 blade .when you use it you keep handle right ? you bring your hand down and all 3 blades coming down same time right ? position of the blades doesn't change?
Now think this and make same 3 strokes without changing position of the blade. Your Blade shouldn't change angle while you are making your strokes.
seems like robot movement.
i dont know i am clear on this or not.
i am sure there is a video please check it if i find i will post in here.
good luck and don't worry everyone cuts himself when they start. i did cut myself at least for 6 months.

First off... it's cool that you are willing to open yourself up for public scrutiny of your second shave, very cool. There are plenty of people with more shaves under their belt than me, but since you said you'd like to hear any tips... I'll give you my thoughts. Please take these for what they are worth, I only intend them as food for thought.

The first thing I noticed is that your skin really looks like it's being pressed in where the razor is passing. To me it looked like a combination of a couple of things, 1) too much pressure, and 2) skin may not be stretched enough.

Also, I'd work on changing your angles when you are going over contours (like your chin etc.) so that you have a consistent shaving angle relative to your facial surface.

The last thing I'd say is that you may not need to do as many passes in the same direction (it seemed like you did WTG a few times and not much XTG or ATG besides your throat area). I'll be honest, I skipped around in the vids quite a bit, but that is what I saw.

I think you're off to a great start though, just a little nick after 22 mins of your second shave... not bad at all. It looks like you are being careful and I think your technique will come along very well. I don't mind so much that you are only using one hand, but I agree that after a bit of practice using two hands is easier once you get it down. Again, take these comments for what they are worth. Thanks for sharing the video.

Good job for a second go at it!!! You are a persistent son of a gun. Definitely work on the blade angle and don't worry it's hard getting BBS with only using WTG. Actually I thought the little short ATG strokes under your chin was some of your best.

lol, yea im totally uncoordinated with my left, you think my stroke was funny with the right
i dont think left handed shaving is even a remote possiblitly
ur english is good
i think u mean i should eliminate finger /wrist movement and make it all arm movement? ahh i see, changing the distance between spine and skin in same stroke

cool thanks for the tips guys, ill try to stretch more and maybe watch a few more shave vids,
its hard to tell, but under my jaw line doesnt really have a grain, it grows in swirls, my chest hair does too
ill save that for another vid

turn your hand around on the left cheek
stretch your skin
you will get nicks not stretching because your skin "piles up" in front of the blade

did you strop that thing?

it was diamond pasted and then stropped and I shaved with it
then stropped more

I would encourage you to strop it very well as it will smooth it out more and make it feel sharper
I've found that they really smooth out around shave #3
so strop more and the next should be smoother, if not hit the paste
remember that you STROP on the stick, spine first just like the leather strop

also
that paste
yellow is 1 micron
white is .5

to make it sharper I would say use the .5
the bevel looks good, maybe just a little more keenness
and strop VERY well coming off the diamond to get rid of that scratchy feel

sorry I don't have any chrome oxide, have to get some

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

turn your hand around on the left cheek
if not hit the paste
remember that you STROP on the stick, spine first just like the leather strop

strop on the stick?
im still waiting for my strops, it seemed pretty sharp, but i think a little more could have made a difference
i suppose id better get into that whole stropping mess, i just know ill be destroying freshly honed razors for a while with it