Thread: Straight razor headshave *video*

Greetings Pastor (and other head shavers)

Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and I usually do a head shave to mark it's arrival. I like to head shave during the summer months and this marks the beginning for me. However the old Mach 3 really goes through blades and they're too expensive these days.

Had been wondering about the logistics of a Str8 head shave and found your video. Read a few other posts and have been waiting for today to give it a try.

Used the same Bengall that I use for my face. Looking forward to trying a wedge that I have out being honed.

SUCCESS ! The odd tinge of pink in the lather, can't see the back of my head but SWMBO assures me it's not butchered. No major missed patches either.

It's been about 10 days since a close clipper shave so there was probably a bit much hair to get a good feel for how this was going to work out. First pass debulked everything down to where I felt I could actually "shave" properly. The second pass went surprisingly well and both ears are still attached.

Interesting thinking about what is happening here. Watching you go from front to back it struck me that the stroke starts off ATG then switches to WTG at the crown. Once you move away from centre a lot of the strokes are XTG.

All in all I am happy with my first attempt and looking forward to the next shave with just stubble as a starting point. Only right handed today but will start experimenting with the left later - it seems to work OK on my face.

To anyone else tempted... it really isn't as hard as you imagine.

When I shave which takes me about 30-45 ,min I do face,head and neck.I use a second small handheld mirror to get the very back of my head,but have no probs.I use either a Dovo Best quality or Special and have no dulling on my edges.Sometimes I even start shaving the shoulders(I'm semi hairy heh)If I could I would shave my whole body...this stuff gets a little addicitve haha ! The head shave is very satisfying.

Nice job! Don't know why I never saw this thread before. Excellent video!

James.

I wear a beard, so I am learning to shaving with a straight on my head. For those interested, I've found that Shaving my head with a DE on the first 1 or 2 passes has made learning the "muscle memory" of straight shaving much easier and has kept me from slicing my ears off while learning.

I found on my first shave that if I tried shaving with the straight right away, the coarseness of my head stubble caused the blade to "stick" or "jump". This was pretty scary, especially around the ears.

By shaving a pass or two with the DE, I'm learning how to manuever the straight around my head. Once I'm really comfortable with that and the blade feels steady in each of my hands, I'll stop using the DE and start shaving solely with my straight.

I've also found that shaving my head destroys my razor's edge. I've read around here that using a near wedge or half hallow as opposed to a quarter or full hollow helps this on the head.... I'll have to do some shopping and let you know.

Great video by the way. I've been waiting to see how someone else shaves their head!

Pastor - a great video. Im still learning to do face shaving with a Feather. What I found incredible was the accuracy of your strokes, especially on the back of your head. Think it will be some time before I attempt that. Hate to say it, but I' still with an old Norelco for the head. Definitely Not a close shave. Thanks for the video.