Thread: Finally a good shave..... and an idea for Zeepk

so you're thinking of dulling down a razor to perfect your shaving technique by shaving with that said dull razor? That seems like a bad idea to me.

I think you'll get nicks everywhere, it'll teach you a different technique (because it pulls too much rather than cutting through) and it'll get you accidental 'pulling slices'. But I'm no expert.

Originally Posted by harold

so you're thinking of dulling down a razor to perfect your shaving technique by shaving with that said dull razor? That seems like a bad idea to me.

I think you'll get nicks everywhere, it'll teach you a different technique (because it pulls too much rather than cutting through) and it'll get you accidental 'pulling slices'. But I'm no expert.

I don't think he wants to shave with it. I understood the idea to be dull it so much it won't cut hair or flesh, and then just use the dull blade to practice the moves across the face.

Seems like a good idea. I just learn by cutting myself. When I see red dripping I know I need to work on that part of my technique.

This is actually a very good suggestion.
As silly as it sounds, I have taken a butter knife and have tried to work on my off hand technique getting to those tough spots. Its always easy with a butter knife but then you relather and pick up the razor and its a different grip and you have to "split" your fingers on either side of the scales so it doesnt feel the same at all. I now have a use for that Pakistani razor.