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It took me about 100 shaves before I would even consider raising the angle. It takes a certain amount of dexterity and practice to build up the confidence to do it, and that is as it should be....

And here's a video in which the blade is near vertical at times.

YouTube - Shaving With A Straight Razor...

No confusion at all, really. It's important to be precise about angle, especially when going around the chin with a sharp blade. I think in this case conceptualizing your angle with the blade flat is...

I'm getting confused here. An oblique angle is any angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle. An acute angle is an angle that measures less than 90 degrees. When you referred to...