View Poll Results: How many shaves did it take , until you were getting really good shaves ?
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less than 50
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50-75
6 17.14% -
75-100
9 25.71% -
more than 100
4 11.43%
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05-02-2011, 04:20 AM #11
I was getting some decent shaves after the first month but I was not really in charge of the outcome until after about 100 shaves.
It is interesting to note that now I can get a decent shave regardless which razor I use. My technique, while still in its infancy, is more consistent and increasingly less the problem area for my shaves.
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05-02-2011, 04:37 AM #12
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- Jan 2011
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Thanked: 21I was pleased after the first two or three shaves.
Jim
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05-03-2011, 01:14 AM #13
It took me about 100 shaves to get a nice smooth finish, although I got some excellent random results early on. I think once the hand eye memory kicks in that's the sweep spot. Mind you, I still have the odd bad shave now ten year on. Maybe in another ten years I'll be prefect!
Last edited by alexanderdurham; 05-03-2011 at 01:15 AM. Reason: My terrible spelling and iPad keybord!
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05-03-2011, 04:05 PM #14
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- Jan 2010
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- Lynnfield, MA
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Thanked: 0Around 75 and my sideburns, cheeks and mustache area were/are bbs. My neck and chin areas still give me a hard time but I know I'll get it figured out with more practice.
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05-03-2011, 04:09 PM #15
It took me about 3 months, shaving ever 3-4 days, to get a good shave all over my face. Of course, after that they have still been improving and getting more consistent, but that was right around the time that I really said "wow, this is the best shave I have ever had" and really meant it. No irritation, the shave went smooth, no nicks, I knew what a sharp razor was and how it felt, and just got fantastic results.
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05-03-2011, 04:43 PM #16
I'm still counting.
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05-03-2011, 05:03 PM #17
I started getting good shaves when my razors were getting magicaly sharper & sharper, and my whiskers were getting softer & softer, wich was about 3 months in (2-3 times / week * 12 weeks = 24 - 36 shaves).
I got really good shaves about 50 shaves in
I'm starting to get consistently great shaves, and I'm about 100 shaves in.
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05-03-2011, 05:11 PM #18
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- May 2006
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- San Pedro, CA
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Thanked: 2I think it took me a few weeks of practice before I started to get bb shaves. The most important thing to realize is not to be scared of the razor. I was so careful at first and I think my first few shaves took about an hour.
Then I watched a video on Youtube of a barber shaving someone. He was so fast and smooth so I decided to throw caution to the wind and speed up my shaves. Rather than doing small motions I would do longer strokes and trust that the razor wasn't going to cut me. I also started using two hands to steady the razor in places like the chin and upper lip.
I haven't really changed much since I got it down but my shaves go like this:
1st pass - entire face with the grain
2nd pass - across the grain on the jawline / against the grain below the jawline
Takes me about 3.5 minutes of shaving. Probably about 5 mins in prep so less than 10 minutes total.
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05-03-2011, 06:54 PM #19
I find that every consecutive shave I learn a little more and occasionally I still reach a plateau that i had not perceived possible before. This follows the adage of learning something new everyday.
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05-03-2011, 07:39 PM #20
These reports are very encouraging to me. I have been using straights almost exclusively for about 2 1/2 months. I have only been shaving 1-3 times a week on average and just now starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. I'm glad to see that my pace of learning might be very normal.