Thread: Help With My Chin

Hello, Raneday:

Our good friend JMP7676 speaks poetry. His advice is sound and I concur. My acrobatics around my chin are similar. It works. Give it a try. Still, be extremely careful. Keep the strokes short, and if you need to, throw in a little buffing.

Regards,
Obie

Nuff said...The previous posts by JMP7676 and Obie say it all.

Originally Posted by Obie

Hello, Raneday:
Still, be extremely careful. Keep the strokes short, and if you need to, throw in a little buffing.

Regards,
Obie

What exactly do you mean by "buffing" in this case? I too have some trouble with the chin.

Originally Posted by ThreeDog

What exactly do you mean by "buffing" in this case? I too have some trouble with the chin.

Hello, ThreeDog:

Thanks for your note.

Buffing with the straight razor entails going back and forth over a tiny patch of stubborn stubble. The strokes are miniature and must be performed with extreme care. The razor remains almost flat on the skin. Each shaver will have his own variation, of course, but the general action is just about the same. The motion is much like, say, buffing a tiny spot off your watch with a little bit of spit and the thumb or forefinger rubbing it off in miniature movements.

Regards,
Obie

my chin gave me huge issues up until recently.

My is a large, pointed chin. Not Jay Leno, more like Crispin Glover


I found that the solution lie in more stretching and experimenting with odd shave angles.


Don't be afraid to try new angles and holding the razor with a different grip.

Buffing, eh? I'll babe to give that a try tomorrow. Maybe...

Originally Posted by Obie

The razor remains almost flat on the skin.

For me this is the key and yields a smoother cutting action. A little scything or diagonal action helps a lot too.

Just what I have discovered on my shave travels.

Jim