Thread: Attack and Plaster

When your lather is not working to your expectations, rinse it off and start over

Originally Posted by rolodave

When your lather is not working to your expectations, rinse it off and start over

Unless you are at a razor meet and taking the lye soap challange.........

[You had to be there and Dave understands! LOL]

I think for me one of the valuable things was skin stretching and holding. Once I got that figured out, and the lather, and the correct shaving angle it all came together. It’s hard to put more value on one than the other. The stretching was one of the final important pieces.

Can't remember anymore. It's been nearly 40 years since I first picked up a straight.

But, yeah. Can't look to see how things are doing, before lifting the razor from your face, was my first lesson, too. Hacked up a couple belts I used as strops, shaved with
one razor for years, off a 1k hone and pasted strop/belt, and smeared canned goo on my face. Then came this place in 2015.....full of enablers. All's good, well worth the money spent/not spent, from the information guys bring here on the subject of wet shaving.

It only gets better with time and technique.
Mapping your hair growth goes a long way in preparation to how to attack the beard/stubble. I have a spot on each side of my neck, that's reminiscent of a smashed wire brush. I concocted a pass I call, the ATG X pass. It works for me, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone that isn't totally comfortable with a straight.