Thread: Need some assistance with my new obsession.

Speaking from personal experience, the sanest thing for you to do is to stop reading this, or any other, forum for at least one month. By then, you will have learned to shave with the razor you have. Which is a nice one, by the way.

The differences between various razors are not that big. Once you have mastered one, you will appreciate the subtle nuances. Until then, each new razor will make your learning curve unnecessarily steep and long.

Do not get me wrong. I appreciate those nuances as much as the next guy. But I really wish I had stuck with my first razor longer. And read the Wiki (which was non-existent at the time, mind you) more carefully. Shaving with a cut-throat razor is not difficult. It is merely a matter of getting your whisker growth sorted out (http://www.pbjsite.com/shave/whiskarmap/ if you have not visited it yet), learning to stretch the skin in the right places, truly understand how shallow shaving angles really should be (great article in the Wiki!), and train your muscles.

Originally Posted by RobinK

Speaking from personal experience, the sanest thing for you to do is to stop reading this, or any other, forum for at least one month. By then, you will have learned to shave with the razor you have. Which is a nice one, by the way.

The differences between various razors are not that big. Once you have mastered one, you will appreciate the subtle nuances. Until then, each new razor will make your learning curve unnecessarily steep and long.

Do not get me wrong. I appreciate those nuances as much as the next guy. But I really wish I had stuck with my first razor longer. And read the Wiki (which was non-existent at the time, mind you) more carefully. Shaving with a cut-throat razor is not difficult. It is merely a matter of getting your whisker growth sorted out (http://www.pbjsite.com/shave/whiskarmap/ if you have not visited it yet), learning to stretch the skin in the right places, truly understand how shallow shaving angles really should be (great article in the Wiki!), and train your muscles.

I totally get it.

I did go through the library and read the recommended threads for beginning.

I am familiar with my beard growth and I am experiencing comfortable shaves wtg. Think I still have a way to go with muscle memory, and I understand that will come with time.

I appreciate your opinion in practicing self discipline as opposed to buying every razor variation out there. I think after more reading I have decided to purchase in moderation, and not get too carried away.

Thanks again