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09-23-2009, 05:05 PM #11
See if this helps: When you look at the contours of your chin, imagine them as small flat planes, when you do this you will use more and smaller strokes, but you will use them precisely.
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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09-23-2009, 06:37 PM #12
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09-23-2009, 08:27 PM #13
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Thanked: 190I just shave with the grain and keep the angle fixed at 30 degrees and reduce as much as I can. Then I go ATG for chin jaw line to get the finer result. When shaving the other areas of the jaw line, the chin gets extra strokes as part of the process (xtg,atg) So it gets special treatment. It took some practice to find my the best techniques for my chin.
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09-23-2009, 08:34 PM #14
I can't disagree with the above advice, but I'll add something that hasn't been mentioned.
What makes whiskers really tough to cut is sebaceous oil. This oil is more heavily produced in the triangle formed by the top of your nose and the base of your chin (which is a big part of why the mustache and goatee area are so hard to shave). The longer you go without shaving, the more oil gets into the whiskers, and it collects dust, and hardens into a scale. Now, IF you do a very good prep and break down the oil and scrub it off, then the whiskers can absorb the soapy lather and get really soft.
Of course, you still need a sharp razor, as well.
Also, short stubble tends to stick out more at a right angle to the skin, whereas long growth tends to lay over some. This increases the amount of the whisker you have to cut, since you are slicing through it on a long angle.