Thread: I should have read more before taking the plunge!

I have been wet-shaving for a year and a half and mainly use SE and DE razors. I have been dabbling a little with straights for a few months, a Saturday here a Sunday there.
I made a decision to actually do this and made a commitment to myself to only use straight razors for the month of May. I did this previously with my Feather AC and got very proficient with it.
I am finding out that choosing my first straights because they are pretty may not have been the best way to do it. I have three spike point razors and I'm starting to look like I've lost a round or two with a pissed off cat[emoji1]
I should have started with a round point but I'm not giving up. Blood be damned. I'm telling you guys so you don't let me give up[emoji1]

Have you muted the tip? It does not need to change the look of the point at all, only its function.

Thanks. I haven't been able to bring myself to do that on my Otto Deutsch Hans. I have one of the three I could do that to. What's the best way to do it?

My solution to spike points is to always 'know' where the point is. I use the point for detail work, around the nostrils for example. Be careful at the sideburns in front of the ear, and keep the point off your face when doing other areas. Muting is not necessary if you're careful. Keep your eye on the ball (point)

Thank you. My problem area is below the sideburns in front of the ear. I'm getting ready to grow some mutton chops[emoji1]

Or a drop of elmer's glue on the point

Originally Posted by Mrchick

Thanks. I haven't been able to bring myself to do that on my Otto Deutsch Hans. I have one of the three I could do that to. What's the best way to do it?

Have you read of any descriptions of "jointing" an edge? You need to do that on just the point of the razor. Basically you lightly drag the point on the side of a hone or on glass while transitioning the blade from a near parallel orientation with the hone to nearly vertical. You don't change the appearance, but you dull it anyway.

Originally Posted by Mrchick

I'm telling you guys so you don't let me give up[emoji1]

I would stay with it seeing you have passed the worst of the learning curve.
Once you have accomplished that change hands and learn to use your less dominant hand on the other side of the face.
It will come if you give it time.

I have one spike point razor. It is a king cutter, I cut the right side of my face in front of my side burn.....said oh crap......and mirrored it on the other side .....hang in there. It takes time and patients.

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Blood is a great teacher. It makes a fast learner out of almost everyone. Very quickly (at least this was my experience with my spike point) you'll learn what makes you bleed and you'll stop doing that. I'll bet you've already learned your lesson, so just stick with it.