Thread: Head shave with a straght?

Originally Posted by HarleyVTwin

Well out of curiosity I had to give the head shave a try. I will post that the operation was a success. I was surprised at just how easy the whole procedure went. No cut's or nicks and very smooth. If I can get comfortable with it and am able to get the shave done in a reasonable amount of time I won't ever have to buy any cartrige blades again, and I can retire the headblade.
We'll see!
Donald

Good one Donald! Welcome to the club (soon there'll be enough of us to form a splinter group, and after that we'll be running this joint Mwuhahahaha! )A bit of practice and the time should come down. I can do mine in about 10-15 minutes nowadays.

Originally Posted by RichZ

Jimbo,

With the weight I've gained I'd have to go out and buy a wide angle lens.. It wouldn't be a pretty sight

Ditto mate! I think keeping the camera strictly head-shot only is the way to go.

James.

Just for the record.....my wife says the back of my head is my 'good' side!

(....I thought that was pretty rude!.....)


-whatever

-Lou

Originally Posted by scarface

Just for the record.....my wife says the back of my head is my 'good' side!

(....I thought that was pretty rude!.....)


-whatever

-Lou

I'm sure she just means you look good from behind Lou

James.

I've been anxious to try this since I ordered my first straight the other day but maybe I'll need to put it off until I buy my second. The one on the way is only a 4/8. Guess I'll be sticking with the fusion and/or headblade for now. I've been wanting to try the triple blade adaptor for the headblade anyway.

Originally Posted by sgbsteve

I've been anxious to try this since I ordered my first straight the other day but maybe I'll need to put it off until I buy my second. The one on the way is only a 4/8. Guess I'll be sticking with the fusion and/or headblade for now. I've been wanting to try the triple blade adaptor for the headblade anyway.

You can use a smaller blade - I've done it with a 4/8 Dovo (my first razor too) - it just feels a little "light" going through the thicker parts of the hair (for me the sides and back - curse male pattern baldness ). On the other hand, a smaller blade is a bit easier to manouvre around the tricky ear area.

Give it a go - if it gets too tough you can still use the headblade to finish up.

(Do it! Do it! Do it!)

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

(Do it! Do it! Do it!)

James.

with Cajun/Louisiana accent: Yew chan dooo wit!!!


Justin

Originally Posted by Jimbo

You can use a smaller blade - I've done it with a 4/8 Dovo (my first razor too) - it just feels a little "light" going through the thicker parts of the hair (for me the sides and back - curse male pattern baldness ). On the other hand, a smaller blade is a bit easier to manouvre around the tricky ear area.

Give it a go - if it gets too tough you can still use the headblade to finish up.

(Do it! Do it! Do it!)

James.

I could go for some male pattern baldness. It would make the head shaving alot easier. My hair on top gets really thick especially if I don't shave for a couple days.

Originally Posted by sgbsteve

I could go for some male pattern baldness. It would make the head shaving alot easier. My hair on top gets really thick especially if I don't shave for a couple days.

Yeah, shaving the head almost as regularly as the face is definitely the go. I can send you some of my baldness genes, if you send me some of your hirsute genes!

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Stubborn is more the word I'd use - when I first started using straights I swore I'd never use anything else ever again.

Seriously, in a lot of ways shaving your head is easier than shaving your face with a straight. The skin's already a bit more taut, and there's generally no sharp direction changes (like the jawline) on your head. And shaving where you can't see is not that bad - you can feel what's going on.

Actually, I've been wanting to make a video of a head shave for a while now, but my wife refuses to hold the camera for me.... maybe I can rig something up. Tell you what Rich, I'll do a head shave video if you do a commando video!

James.

If you could make a small tutorial video, that would be great. I am hoping to use a straight myself for this once I get the hang of it.

I second that. I'd love to see a video of a straight razor head shave. I'd never do it myself (I look like a frigin shaolin monk if I shave my head *gong sounds*).

I never stopped to think about it until Jimbo mentioned it, but the head really is made up of flat plains (or at least mine is...to many knocks to the noggin I guess)