Originally Posted by
zuckermania
Hello,
I've had about 4 shaves thus far... no bloody messes (just a few nicks and cuts), but nothing even remotely resembling BBS. The choices seem to be either uncomfortable pulling or just not cutting much at all. My razor was sharpened by Lynn prior to use, and I'm pretty confident in my prep/lathering, so I'm guessing the pulling is due to technique.
I know the 30 degree angle is thrown out a lot... but watching the videos it seems like people have their blades fairly vertical, like 30 degrees off perpendicular. Intuitively I'd think you'd want the spine closer to the skin, in order to chop the hair off... what am I missing here?