Thread: Hello from a new New Orleanian... Please help

Hey Murmie,

On the flatness of the blade, what Jimmy said is right on. I initially had put "try raising the angle of the blade a little at a time until it shaves smoothly and doesn't stick as much". I did some cutting and pasting, i.e. the edit part and lost that sentence and didn't catch it, sorry!

On pre-shave oils, I've tried them, didn't really care for it though, but many do. It made my hands slicker than I like when handling a straight, even after I washed them because you still pick up some on the blade with the lather. Getting the right consistency with the lather really negates the need for pre-shave oils, IMO. if you want to try one, I have a new Trueffit & Hill 2 oz. bottle I'll let you have. If interested, just pm me an address and I'll send it to you.

Stretching can help a lot. Generally you stretch on the opposite side of the direction of the stroke, or on the spine side and away from the direct of the stroke. Sometimes though you may have to get creative and do it a little differently.

Again, and enjoy!!

Regards,
Howard

Here's a video of Lynn building lather with an SRD soap, but it's pretty much the same for each soap.

Building a shaving lather with a brush directly on your face. - YouTube