Originally Posted by
Freyr
Two nicks, one spot where razor burn is coming through. All from operator error born of enthusiasm. The razor I purchased to learn with has a square tip and so I gouged myself twice both minor and stopped bleeding faster than any time I have cut myself with a gillette.
Letting the razor dry sitting in front of me right now, mineral oil is the next stop.
Observations: A tremendous amount of focus is required to maintain a constant blade angle, even over relatively flat spaces (cheeks, where both my gouges are) With the 5/8ths I'm using the mustache is not bad, the chin is a bitch and I am not prepared. Some razor burn on my neck because I got a little over enthusiastic and tried a second pass across the grain, the other way (my neck grows from both sides into a line just right of center)
My neck, although I took two passes is still pretty stubbly, (is that a word?) I will need to figure out what I am doing there before I take a shot at my chin. Cheeks are great, Jason's 6-1 aftershave (98% aloe) is a good thing and my face feels alright.
Although I am able to produce a ton of lather with the Mitchel's Wool Fat Soap is isn't very slick, am I doing something wrong? Maybe my angle is too steep? It seemed when I went with a closer angle it glided without pulling, and it took off hair, simply not as much as something closer to 30 degrees.
Verdict: I was a little over anxious. I should have stuck to just the side burn instead of moving on to the rest of my face, but it was going so well.