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  1. Thread: shave guidance

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    I will try tomorrow Thanks

    I will try tomorrow

    Thanks
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    lather

    So wet the brush and dip it into the cream as needed? That is going to be a lot of lather.
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    I shaved today with my str8 and my DE. The...

    I shaved today with my str8 and my DE. The silvertip brush I bought was nice and I thnk helped the shave a little. Although I am still less than satisfied I think I may be seeing an improvement....
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    Straight shave

    It sucked. The blade stuck to my face like glue. I spend over an hour in the bathroom shaving with a DE and a straight going at every possible angle I can make my body do and i still cant have a...
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    Do you think If I went and paid 25 bucks for a...

    Do you think If I went and paid 25 bucks for a hot towell shave they would document all of the different patches of hair growth directions?:roflmao I think that would be a good idea.:rolleyes:
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    My hair on my head is curly and thick. The beard...

    My hair on my head is curly and thick. The beard is rather thin but sharp and tough and grows in colicks that are all different directions. I am thinking that the bears is curly in some spots...
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    DE shave

    I shaved today again with a double edge. Took a long time and I am discovering all of the hair that is glued to my face at odd angles. If hair is growing left to right than an XTG pass would be...
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    second DE shave

    Took about an hour and 6 passes. The shave turned out worse than any i have had in years,. Bad razor burn and it looks like my neck did not even touch a razor except for the horrendous razor burn...
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    not discrediting lynn

    Clarman, I did contact Lynn and he was more than willling to help me out and was nice in the process. I thought I might need to shell out 30 bucks since the service is provided through Classic...
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    Sounds interesting. I am not sure how I could...

    Sounds interesting. I am not sure how I could have screwed an edge up that bad in 4 shaves though. Im excited to see how it turns out when I get it back.
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    fix my razor

    Thanks alot Josh

    I sent ya a pm.
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    toe of razor jagged

    Somehow I managed to make the toe of my razor to shapr or jagged. Every pass on the strop it leaves a scrape exactly in the same spot. What do i do??
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    I shaved again with a straight and I did ok on...

    I shaved again with a straight and I did ok on my cheeks. I am having problem stropping on the small paddle strop though. I want to try a larger haning strop and a larger 1/2 or 1/4 hollow blade. ...
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    shaved today

    Well I did an okay job on my cheeks where there is not much hair but the neck did not shave well at all. I pretty much said screw it and went to the Trac II. I did strop it during the middle of the...
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    Thanks, I will probably end up calling...

    Thanks,

    I will probably end up calling tomorrow as I will be trying out my freshly honed blade.
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    strop

    I am afraid to strop first, i dont want to ruin the edge. My 4 sided paddle strop is going to be the strop for the job, since it is the only one I have. It is the heirloom strop that comes in the...
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    questions

    There has been some improvement with the taylors. I have been using two passes with the trac II and have noticed my shave become a little nicer but not enough to be excited over. My neck area under...
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    My shaves are not close enough. And there is...

    My shaves are not close enough. And there is lots of stubble no matter what i use. My skin is tight and sensitive after the shave and irritated. Not ingrown haris

    I am using a Track II razor...
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    shave guidance

    It was suggested by a member here that I start a thread posting in detail my shaving woes and troubles for ongoing assistance so here goes.

    For the past 10 years I have been shaving with...
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