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Thread: Hello all, need some help.
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04-23-2011, 04:04 AM #8
Wow, now you have me confused. That last comment sorta reminds me of the time I put instant coffee in the microwave and almost went back in time. I guess my terminology is faulty. Just to try to clear a couple of things up: When I said a 40 degree angle, I meant the spine of the razor is raised so that the angle between the edge and the skin relative to the direction of travel is 40 degrees. When I said 10 degrees on the ATG, I meant that I hold the razor at a flatter angle so that the edge forms a 10 degree angle to the skin relative to the direction of travel. You said a flat blade against the skin forms a 180 degree angle. From my perspective, this would be true if the razor was being moved in a stropping motion. It is my perception that a flat blade against the skin when shaving is in a 0 degree angle. When I reach the round of the chin in the ATG pass, I articluate the edge away from the skin. That is what I meant by flaring away to a net negative angle. In other words, at the very end of the stroke, the edge is actually lifted off the skin, leaving only the spine in contact. Sorry about the confusion. Now I am going back to ponder the relevance of the space time continuum in the spacio-temporal constraints of my shave den.