Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
Just my opinion and experience. I have razors honed by Lynn and other honemiesters as well as my own. I can go ATG in some areas and not in others regardless of who honed the razor. One example being from Lynn's DVD. He comes up from under his chin and goes right on up to the bottom of his lower lip.
That's the first thing I think of as well: watching Lynn do it so comfortably on his DVD.

Quote Originally Posted by honedright View Post
2) Even barbers were advised not to shave against the grain ("close shave") unless specifically requested by the customer. This because of the tendency for a close shave to result in irritation, ingrown hairs, and an otherwise negative outcome. Barbers generally believed that a one pass "once over" shave was the hallmark of a skilled barbershop shave and should be sufficient.

Scott
I usually go for the XTG passes because they preclude me from dealing with irritation and still get me BBS. However, it'd be nice to be able to make one ATG pass in one full swoop.