Eureka - A Light Slow Touch Really Makes a Difference

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10-22-2009, 06:45 PM
scruffy

Eureka - A Light Slow Touch Really Makes a Difference

I always had trouble with my jawline and chin. I would do WTG, nose to ear, ATG and then ear to nose. I would always manage to cut myself on the ear to nose. I also had difficulty remembering whether I went nose to ear or ear to nose, and which side was which. I would always have plenty of stubble left after the ATG.

Today I used an extremely light feather touch. I also went WTG, West to East, East to West and ATG. The ATG should just be a cleanup pass.

It felt like I was just skimming the surface of the skin. I could not believe how easily the razor shaved. It seems like the more pressure that is used the harder it is to shave and the more cuts are gotten because of the increased pressure. I used a gently scything motion using light short strokes and moving slightly forward with each stroke. It worked really well. Just make sure that the face is well lathered.

By the time I finished with the first three passes there was very little left for the ATG. I do not know why but doing XTG after the ATG results in more cuts for me.

I used to also have trouble counting when stropping. I used to count some strokes twice (once for each direction) and some once. Now I count slow and strop quickly. Hence the first syllable of the count is the first half of the pass, the rest of the number is the return stroke. It works well for us men who are unable to multitask (counting and stropping at the same time).

So in summary, use a feather light touch. Do WTG, East to West, West to East and the ATG as a cleanup. Never rush and go slow. That way you can stop any stroke if you feel it contacting the skin the wrong way.
10-22-2009, 06:51 PM
mainaman

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Originally Posted by scruffy

I always had trouble with my jawline and chin. I would do WTG, nose to ear, ATG and then ear to nose. I would always manage to cut myself on the ear to nose. I also had difficulty remembering whether I went nose to ear or ear to nose, and which side was which. I would always have plenty of stubble left after the ATG.

Today I used an extremely light feather touch. I also went WTG, West to East, East to West and ATG. The ATG should just be a cleanup pass.

It felt like I was just skimming the surface of the skin. I could not believe how easily the razor shaved. It seems like the more pressure that is used the harder it is to shave and the more cuts are gotten because of the increased pressure. I used a gently scything motion using light short strokes and moving slightly forward with each stroke. It worked really well. Just make sure that the face is well lathered.

By the time I finished with the first three passes there was very little left for the ATG. I do not know why but doing XTG after the ATG results in more cuts for me.

I used to also have trouble counting when stropping. I used to count some strokes twice (once for each direction) and some once. Now I count slow and strop quickly. Hence the first syllable of the count is the first half of the pass, the rest of the number is the return stroke. It works well for us men who are unable to multitask (counting and stropping at the same time).

So in summary, use a feather light touch. Do WTG, East to West, West to East and the ATG as a cleanup. Never rush and go slow. That way you can stop any stroke if you feel it contacting the skin the wrong way.

I would not call that multitasking it however can be boring hence the lost count. I also found out that this is easier to count, recently I do not count anymore because well ~50 passes is somewhat automatic already for me. Finally I do not think that counting is even ncessary, different razors will strop best @ different count depending on steel condition of edge etc.
10-22-2009, 06:57 PM
MinniesMate

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I used to also have trouble counting when stropping. I used to count some strokes twice (once for each direction) and some once. Now I count slow and strop quickly. Hence the first syllable of the count is the first half of the pass, the rest of the number is the return stroke. It works well for us men who are unable to multitask (counting and stropping at the same time).

This is the method that I use. I only shave with one razor so the count is always the same. I am anal about counting and it seems that sometimes it takes about 10 round trip passes to get in the groove.

Congratulations on the improved shaves. I also found that the lighter the touch the better in terms of nicks and closeness.