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04-20-2013, 11:54 AM #1Plausibly implausible
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As has been said, I doubt it's the stropping. If you're dulling the edge with poor stropping I think it's unlikely better stropping would bring the edge back, in my experience. I actually think it's maybe the quality of your prep, i.e. soap etc. I doubt it's anything to do with needing to rest your face so to speak; if amythign lettign your beard grow longer would allow you to feel MORE tugging, not less.
Could also be your technique. On the sixth shave I don't think you should be going for more than one pass, but that depends on your hair growth. I myself normally do one pass, sometimes do two, and have done three only once (today, in fact, with a DE, never with a straight). However, I have a very light growth...Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
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04-20-2013, 01:32 PM #2Senior Member
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. A decent lather really contributes greatly to achieving a smooth comfortable shave.You mentioned that a soap you were using was drying and flaking on your face. That should not happen and will ruin your shave for you. Here is a good vid on how to create a good lather
The other point I would really watch is the angle of the blade. An angle of 30 degrees is hard to visualize so I try to keep the spine of the blade about 2 spine widths, give or take, from my face. The angle changes slightly through the different passes too. Near the bottom of this wiki section you will see what I mean Shaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki .
Go slow and get the WTG pass down pat, then add the XTG pass and get it down pat. Once you have those two passes going well then work on your ATG pass. Don't push things. you will know when you feel comfortable enough to move on to the next pass. Everyone learns at a different pace so there is no set time frame to get things done by.
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04-20-2013, 02:55 PM
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Yeah, it was actually Vintage Blades brand cream in a tub that was drying out. Ironically, that was the least irritating shave. But I had to keep adding water and lathering constantly.
