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Originally Posted by monkeypuzzlebeefeater

30 degrees is a rough guide. I have no idea what 30 degrees looks like. However the solution is simple.....


Start with the blade almost flat on the face, as you practice raise the angle a bit at a time until you find the most comfortable point. Then it's simply a case of repetition. Practice what is comfortable and works.

I second that. If the blade feels like it's sticking to your face your angle is to acute. Increase the angle away from your face. Sounds common sense but when you're starting out it happens. If the angle is to large the blade will feel like it wants to skip across your face. The natural instinct for the newbie is to increase pressure on the blade, to keep it from skipping. But if you do that your likely to nick yourself. You don't want the blade in a position where you're scraping it across your face. Resist the urge to increase the pressure on the blade. Very little pressure on the blade is needed. Decrease the angel of the blade. After a few days you won't need to think about it much at all.