This is a wise approach, I think.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by deepweeds
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This is a wise approach, I think.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by deepweeds
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offcourse this is just one of many approaches. I personally strop after lathering and then just shave. Works fine for me. That way I use all my time efficiently. Shower +shave takes me around 30 minutes and I think that's not too bad. (although I LOVE to shave I'd rather not spend more time on it than needed.)Quote:
Originally Posted by deepweeds
That's right. I don't mean to say, "This is the way to prep." I only mean to say, "This is where I'm at with prep these days." And if I find ways to soften the beard with fewer steps, I will: a goal for me right now is to find ways to shave minutes off my shave time. Probably continued practice is the main thing: strop a little faster, shave with more confidence and with better knowledge of my face, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by LX_Emergency
I noticed that my strokes got longer and faster, with constant changes of blade angle to match the contours of the face, as I developed my shaving technique. What took me about 40min, takes me about 20 now (a 3-pass shave). However, I don't think I'll be able to shave much off that (maybe 2min).
the guys are giving you great advise! they are on the money! A narrow angle is better until you get comfortable with the razor ...to help get a close shave you MUST STRETCH YOUR SKIN WITH YOUR OTHER HAND...use a washcloth to get a better grip on skin...tightly stretched skin reduces the chance of the razor cutting your skin...
He speaks truth. Take it from a fellow rookie... I kind of ignored the whole skin stretching thing. Once I finally started really doing it the quality of my shaves has really started going up.
-- Gary F.
...thanks everyone for all the input. Things are going very well now. I re-evaluated my technique and am still not sure what I was doing wrong the first time. I stropped the blade for a bit and I am happy to report I am doing MUCH better. Still not perfect and there are a few problem areas but I don't think I will ever go back to a MAchIII or the like. Actually I don't think I have ever gotten such a close shave on other parts of my face - my upper lip is a different story however. I kinda wish I could shave twice a day right now. I am still too slow at this process to do this in the mornings before work.
I posted earlier on this (when SRP site was down) about a razor that caught my eye. I am not sure if its a real quality piece but as I mentioned I have a thing for New Bedford and Whaling - I saw it and had to have it. Its an American blade made by a company called H.M.C Cutlery.
Originally I saw one on Ebay here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
but I missed the deadline and found another here: I just sent my Paypal out. I figure even if its no good $20 bucks is not a huge investment. Heres the link to the one I just bought:
http://www.rubylane.com/ni/shops/bri...ml/1513?zoom=1
I can already see that this can be a bit addicting. Thanks agagin everyone for the feedback. My razor burn is finally healed :)
Addicting? Poppycock
I started out just wanting to get my grandfathers restored. Now I have 3 in the mail (including mygrandfathers) on their way and bid on a fourth on ebay and watching a 4/8.
Why would you think it would be addicting!!!!!!
Think I will go check Ebay and see if anything new came up.
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Originally Posted by Popeye
This is a scream and I now have to stop writing and check ebay myself:D
I have to stop.
I have to stop.
I have to stop.
I have to.............
Bookmarks ebay click