Quote Originally Posted by LarryAndro View Post
What you did with your DE, some old barber manuals say to do by laying the straight razor blade flat on your face in the first wtg pass.
Larry,

I have to say that I have seen you give that advice before and it was my inspiration for the DE pass. I have tried to lay the straight razor flat on my face but it always seems to snag or pull. I am have been too unsure of my technique to mussel through the whiskers on some of less familiar areas of my face. I have a full hollow razor and I think a stiffer blade will benefit me. That little bit of flex had me terrified.

Now that I have accomplished this I'll try the flat blade trick again.

I think being able to give the whole face a go will really help my technique. It's like when your a kid and your dad gives you a razor with no blade so you can "shave" along.

Thanks and sorry to but I think the original poster and I are in a similar spot.
--Shoki