first shave with a straight
i took the plunge and dove right in i bought a 5/8 'Special Coiffeur’ razor by Thiers-Issard. i made it through the shave and only nicked under my jaw once, thought that was pretty good. when i am shaving though it seems as though it is tugging a bit on the harder to get to areas like the chin and jaw line. i feel as though i am keeping a good angle so i was wondering if it could be the razor wasnt shave ready as it says it is. but like ive read on the forums most of the time when you buy a new razor it is not shave ready. on my second shave i gave it a pretty good stropping with the linen side first and then the leather and it felt better but still tugging a bit on the chin areas. is this just not having enough practice? thank you guys for the help.
p.s.
its true what yall say from the first time you do a straight razor shave you a hooked. i really look forward to my shaves now
first shave with a straight
Those are the areas that give everyone a problem at first and it is most likely a stretching / angle issue. These take time to get right.
Also I found for me with those tougher areas do to having to make turns and keep the blade in contact with skin I was sub consciously adding pressure at first. Something to keep an eye on.
As to if your blade is truly shave ready or not depends on a couple things. Did you have it honed when you bought it or bought it as already professionally honed as SRD does and some of the other sellers do. Or did you get one with a factory edge.
With that said if your getting a comfortable shave everywhere else other then those spots I would say your shave edge is shave ready.