I think the 150 degree angle is coming from missing practice and I agree that the second part of the video should be more the way I should do it.

I've got the feeling that it might be easier to have a straight razor with a shorter blade, mine is 7 cm long. Do you think it would help to have a shorter blade and if so can you recommend one? All offers of straight razors I've seen don't mention the length of the blade.

Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
That's an interesting approach initially MrShavedHead. It looks as though you are actually using a 150 degree shaving angle. Or, in other words, you are using an angle that one would typically use with a stroke going from the forehead to the crown of your head. But instead you are going from crown to forehead in a scraping motion.

In the latter part of the video it looks like you are using a more typical stroke.

I think to get the best from the straight shave you should avoid the first kind of stroke - I am amazed it actually took hair off!

James.