Thread: Question on razor maintenance

I'm still new (just had my one year anniversary - yay!) and I still cheat sometimes and use my DE to get around my mouth. I'm still figuring out the grain on my lips - it seems to run from my nostrils diagonally down to the corner of my mouth. Eash to go WTG, but ATG is nearly impossible because I can't figure out how to stretch my skin properly. Another problem area for me is ATG under my neck. My gain goes from left jawbone, slightly upward to my right jawbone. Good Luck!

since you have been shaving new with st8 razors. Try switching between blade makers if you have more than 1 kind.
I've found that Dovo's work better for me while T.Issard I'm just now starting to get use to it. It has been well over a year for me now with both blades.
Will agree with SM's on smaller strokes. feels a lot more comforting.
For me::: I can never get myself to shave the lower lip area with straight razor. =/ have to use a multi blade razor. booooo for me =(

For a comfortable ATG pass your razor really has to be in tip-top shape, as in as sharp as can be. If you haven't touched up your razor since you started (in Nov ?) then you're likely more than overdo. I'm willing to bet you'll notice a difference

+1 to knowing your skin's limits in certain areas, too.

swimlikehell,

+1 to the sage advice above.

Sometimes your chops will not like an ATG pass.

I have shaved with a straight for the last two year years, doing a three (3) pass shave (WTG, XTG & ATG) with no problems at all - until the last few weeks

The ATG irritation that now occurs, happens with both straights & safety razors

So in the interim, I have just stopped doing the ATG. I will re-try periodically of course.

Far better to be comfortable and have a few stray whiskers than beetroot red & BBS

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ