Have shaved a few times ignoring the beginners guide on this site. Chops and upper lip were BBS, the rest looked like I lost a fight with a weedwhacker :p. Hope to get and take advice soon; maybe extend the BBS to the lower half of my face. Thanks for the welcome.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome to SRP.
As a fellow newb I tend to think primarily about the basics.
To that end, do you have any idea when the razor you are using was properly honed?
I know you said you had good results in some places...I'm just trying to ensure you are set up for success.
Spend time in the Library section of the site; Read Read Read.
Best of luck to you.
Something to think about :)
There is no doubt that you learn more at these meets then any other way and we have a very large and active membership up here in the PNW
http://straightrazorpalace.com/get-t...ttle-meet.html
Those are the new plans being put together, hope to see you there, and Welcome to SRP
I had it honed before I used it. It had a nick in the middle and the tip had chipped off a little. The woman who did it said that there isn't much honing left to be done to my blade before it's out of life but it should be usable for a while. It's a Wester Bros Anchor Brand and the scales are in good condition.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColonelG
I'm pretty sure that my problems are a result of poor technique and excessive passes. Time will tell.
Here's a pic of my setup at this time. I think I prefer olive oil to that American Crew oil, but I'm going to give it a few more shaves before making a final verdict.
Thanks. Have read much, will read more :).
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I'll keep tabs on that, thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
+1 on having it honed.Quote:
Originally Posted by shenanigans
+1 on realizing that technique is a learned process.
The learning curve is steep and long, but it seems you are off to a great start.
And I don't think I will be the only one to say, "Nice set-up."
All the best to you!
Welcome to SRP!
start with the beginner's guide. the large relatively flat areas of the cheeks are the easiest the jawline down is as you have noticed more difficult. proper stretching and beard prep help quite a bit, as the beard there grows in all sorts of directions.
Also, a truly shave ready razor is required to get a great shave. a slightly dull one is more likely to cut you and shave like you describe.
enjoy,
jim
I shaved yesterday after posting, sticking closer to the beginner's guide, and had a pretty fair shave. Wasn't super close, but didn't have any razor burn and my only cuts were from a poor choice (XTG along the upper lip should go away from the lip) or stabbing myself with the tip (I'm trying to cut my ear lobes off, I swear).Quote:
Originally Posted by syslight
I decided to clean and strop a couple times during the shave and that seemed to help quite a bit. Does this indicate a shortcoming in my stropping or shaving technique or is this just something that some guys do?
Welcome to the addiction. As others have said it's a steep learning curve, but well worth the effort.
Hard to see but if you take good care of it I'd say you can get at least a few hundred years of good shaving out of it...Quote:
Originally Posted by shenanigans
... and welcome!
in my experience if the razor needs stropping part way through the shave (usually 3 full passes for me) it is in need of a touch up and to be honest is a razor fails me doing a shave I simply switch to a different razor instead of stropping and continuing.
and as long as you don't chip that razor your grandkids should still have plenty of blade left to shave with.
jim
It was chipped when I got it. She had a pretty specific reason, saying something about a crown or broad spot between the bevel and the vertical portion of the blade that was just about honed away, leaving a shape more likely to hack a face open. It also wasn't like an imminent destruction sort of thing, more like a, 'if you want to hand this down to your kids, limit its usage.' It made sense at the time.
Either way, thanks for the advice. I'm reasonably certain I'm going to stick with it. I already prefer straight shaving to disposable, nicks and all. I don't really expect my results to get worse with experience.
