Howdy from the'Ville!

Louisville KY y'all! A friend on another Forum (EDCForums.com) gave me a straight razor, some sand papers & strop, and lots of other goodies, but I have been a slow starter.
In an effort to make the most of his generosity I decided to seek out "professional help" (thats y'all! ;))

:D

Thanks for having me!

Was just reading about the pre-shave and posted this:

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Originally Posted by thePlumbah

Fairly new to this as well, gents. I've never heard of a cold shave nor pre shave oil.

My routine has been a shower, thoguht I can'tt stand it too hot, and then lather with the Lotion I have and a brush with hot water...I don't leave it on long, I just get started.

Perhaps I shall experiment with a hot towel next.

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...but I wanted to expand on it and thought it might derail the thread, so here's the rest....

I think I hold the blade at the wrong angle. It feels to me like I'm pulling the hair, rather than cutting it. I'll tell you why I think I might have the angle wrong...I say a different angle used on Red Reddingtton on the last Blacklist. Rofl

Anyway...thats why I'm here...to learn.

If you know of any threads that'll help me out please share a link :)

Thanks!

Welcome SRP this is the place to be for some of the best advice out there

Welcome to SRP

Make sure your using a truly SHAVE READY razor. The tugging you feel could be because of this.
ps...I was happy to see The Blacklist. Although the technique was iffy...

Hello, thePlumbah. Welcome to Straight Razor Place.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum

I grew up out in Shively

Here is a link to find other members in your area.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/memberlist.php?do=search

I believe there will be a meetup in Richmond over Memorial Day.


http://straightrazorpalace.com/memberlist.php?do=search

Welcome to the forum. +1 on making sure your razor is shave ready. Check the classifieds or seek out a local member to help hone your razor. Secondly, it could be your lather, if too dry could also cause tugging.

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Originally Posted by rolodave

Welcome to the forum

I grew up out in Shively

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I won't hold it against you...I mean, its not like you grew up in Indiana ;)

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Originally Posted by DustySuds

Welcome to the forum. +1 on making sure your razor is shave ready. Check the classifieds or seek out a local member to help hone your razor. Secondly, it could be your lather, if too dry could also cause tugging.

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Thanks for the tips :)

Welcome to the SRP Forum!

Here is a link to the Central Kentucky Meet-Up, if you are interested.

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Originally Posted by thePlumbah

I won't hold it against you...I mean, its not like you grew up in Indiana ;)

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hey.... is there anything with growing up in IN?
anyways, welcome to srd. Im from southern IN, though basically lived in the ville, and in germany, no one knows where indiana is, but everyone knows, for whatever reason, where KY is....

Hi and welcome. Shave ready razor, angle and stretching the skin ate probably the biggest factors to stop tugging. Using the search box above will give you access to heaps of threafs on these topics

Looking forward to getting the razor shave ready tomorrow. :)