New to Straight Razors in Ohio
I dont remember exactly how I became interested in using Straight razors but I started with DE probably 7 years ago now and love them compared to the Mach3 I was using before. MUCH better and more comfortable shaves. While learning about wet shaving somehow I got interested in Straight shaving and picked up a few razors at antique shops, made a stop and my grandmother gave me two straight razors that belonged to my grandfather (I'd like to get them restored some and useable but I'm afraid they might be worn a little too much) and a Swastika razor hone that I belive he brought back with him from Europe during WWII. For various reasons they sat unused for a few years now but I've recently wanted to try them out again. The Razor in the best condition is a J.A Henckels stainless Friodur Razor that I picked up for I think $20 while at the beach 2 years ago. Passes HHT-3 or 4 (Hanging Hair Test, from trick to probing method - Straight Razor Place Wiki) and shaves well on my cheeks but pulls REALLY bad on my neck. I really enjoy using the straight razors but the pulling (irritation if I put up with the pulling) isnt enjoyable so I usually end up using one of my DE razors instead. I think part of the "problem" is the direction the hair grows on my neck. It's more of a diagonal direction on either side of center I try to go WTG but it still pulls hard. Does anyone have suggestions so that I can enjoy using my straight razors?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Drew
had a good shave last night
I worked on the razor...honed and stropped and took my time last night and worked with blade angle and very light touch and got a good shave. some irritation (I think just from too many passes) looking forward to trying again to see if I can improve even more.
Does anyone have any suggestions on learing to shave with the weak hand on that side of the face?...does it just take time and practice to get used to it?