Thread: Sadly...my best shave in over a month.

The very knowledgable Obie said It perfectly.
It sums up my experience perfectly for the last 7 months of straight shaving.
You seem to be wanting to hang in there, and I salute you for that.
It will become better and better, the setbacks are all part of the learning curve.
Good luck to you!

I agree with everything everyone has sad. I too have been shaving for about a month. I had a shave recently that wasn't that great, and on those days I just look in the mirror a little less often haha. I just keep reminding myself of the reason why I am doing this... not only because of the beautiful artform that is SR shaving, but because the planet could really do with a little less waste (and cartridges produce TONS of waste). In the end, thanks to support on here, combined with setback stories like yours, I am confident that we all experience these setbacks, but all triumph in the end.

Keep up the shaving! And thanks everyone for continuing to be supportive of new guys like us!

Have you used the new Boker successfully before or was this its maiden voyage ?
Just wondering if it arrived shave ready & if you stropped it.... Or if you had a bad lather day

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Have you used the new Boker successfully before or was this its maiden voyage ?
Just wondering if it arrived shave ready & if you stropped it.... Or if you had a bad lather day

I used it twice. The first time I did not strop it.....shaved with it straight from SRD so I am assuming it is shave ready. I did not have a good result my first shave with this razor.

The second time, I stropped it before my shave. I did my usual routine for pre shave prep and built up a good lather. Same result though.....the razor was not removing hair the way my other razors do.

Again, this is still all new to me, so I'm questioning my technique.

I'm going to give the Edelweiss another run tomorrow morning and I will post results.

I t may well be your technique especially if it is a different grind to your familiar ones.
Hang in there.

Okay, I shaved this morning with the Boker Edelweiss that had given me problems and I am happy to say the result was much better!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shave...tml#post612988

Basically, before beginning my shave, I took a deep breath and said that I was in charge and that I was not going to let the razor control me!

It worked and while not the most comfortable shave I have had, I did get a relatively close shave with two WTG passes and one ATG pass. The one thing I noticed was that I had to increase the angle on the blade with the Boker. My other blades are all half hollow or below and have been giving me close, comfortable shaves on two passes. Is a steeper angle necessary with full hollows?

I'm not sure whether it was the angle, mindset, prep or a combination, but it definitely was a much better result than the last time!

Fbones24 hang in there. It may be time to just take a good honest look at things. Is the razor really shave ready? A good sharp razor can be a pleasure to use. How is your stroping? Do you keep the strop tight? keep the razor flat against the strop, make smooth passes and turn the razor on the spine each pass? Do you use a good lather?
Are you using the right angles when you shave? Is the razor able to shave with light pressure?
What equipment do you have? Are you able to refresh the razors edge?
Answer these questions and we will help you.

Silver2

Originally Posted by Silver2

Fbones24 hang in there. It may be time to just take a good honest look at things. Is the razor really shave ready? A good sharp razor can be a pleasure to use. How is your stroping? Do you keep the strop tight? keep the razor flat against the strop, make smooth passes and turn the razor on the spine each pass? Do you use a good lather?
Are you using the right angles when you shave? Is the razor able to shave with light pressure?
What equipment do you have? Are you able to refresh the razors edge?
Answer these questions and we will help you.

Silver2

Razor was ordered from SRD so I am assuming that it is more than shave ready. I currently own a strop, two sided strop with paste (Crox and .25 Diamond), and a barber's hone.

My prep, stropping and technique are good. I know because I have been shaving with other razors for over a month without much of a problem. It was just my last two shaves with this Boker that had given me a problem.

This morning was an improvement though so I'm happy.

Ok, do I understand correctly. You have 1 strop, but it is pasted on both sides?

Silver2

Originally Posted by Silver2

Ok, do I understand correctly. You have 1 strop, but it is pasted on both sides?

Silver2

No, I have a 3" Latigo strop and a two sided pasted strop.