Thread: Elliptical Beard Shape

Just ran into a very dry scientific study of the "Structural Characteristics and Mechanical Behaviour of Beard Hair"...

SpringerLink - Journal Article

I could not find much applicable to straight razor shaving. But, it was interesting that "the majority of the beard hair samples had an elliptical type cross section." Attaching a picture of cross-sections.

I will now adjust my shaving procedure to shave in such a way as to ensure that my razor slices the hair thru the thinnest cross-section of the beard hair. Yea! That's the trick. Why didn't Lynn tell us all about this before?

Think how much wear and tear on a blade edge this will save!

(Your other tip... a throw in... is a fool-proof method for hitting a curve ball: hit it BETWEEN the seams!)

You are welcome!