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Thread: First SR shave today...
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09-11-2007, 05:13 AM #21
ill check that out, thanks dewey as for stropping... tonight i stropped about 30 full passes (up and down = 1 pass) on my old belt... but i did it on the reverse side (which was pretty smooth after years of service) but, of course, the belt had a little bit of a sideways curve (not cupped, still a relatively flat surface... just curved from my fat @$$) with both my razors and shaved using both of them to get a feel for both razors... one was definitely smoother than the other (O_O) ill tell you that lol i still dont know why.... maybe the other one is just TOO sharp... my face doesnt handle feather DE blades well... maybe the sharpness thing goes the same for straights? i dont know... but i know at the end of the whole mess... my face took a beating with the aftershave lol
im a little depressed though... i want both of them to work great... but for some reason, one is just so harsh... im going to wait till i get my good strop in the mail, hopefully no later than friday.. then i will make an accurate assumption of what is working best for me
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09-11-2007, 05:14 AM #22
and by the way, to heavy duty, i definitely appreciate letting me borrow the DVD... but, as i told Ivo, its not necessary i thank you very much though if you do decide to do so... any and all info helps
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09-11-2007, 06:31 AM #23
I would really recommend taking at least one day off to let your face recover a little before shaving again. Otherwise it will just get more painful as you keep irritating your face more. Your skin needs to adjust to the blade.
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09-11-2007, 06:40 AM #24
oh i know... you are right 110%.... i tell myself that same sh** every night after i shave... but then, tomorrow... as with every day... come time to take my evening shower... my face feels "alright" and im fiending for an ass whoopin... lol i just cant stop shaving its like, with a video game... or a guitar lesson... or building a model of some sort... these are all things you can do till your tired of doing them.... as many times a day as you want, for however long you want... with shaving, you are very limited... plain and simple, im trying to build my skills up... and i just plum run out of hair to shave lol (of course, chest.. arms... legs... and "other" areas are far removed from what i consider to be "shavable"...) so i find myself wanting to do it as much as possible to hopefully stumble on that "perfect" strategy.... you know? i should let it rest... i really should.. im going to do my best to not shave tomorrow.... wish me luck lol
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09-11-2007, 03:45 PM #25
The way I see it you just need to ask yourself two questions.
1. Do I like pain?
2. Am I Chuck Norris?
If you answered yes to either of these questions then go right on ahead shaving twice a day without giving your skin a chance to recover. If you answered no to both of these questions, then you will definately find success faster if you let your skin have a fresh start before shaving again. Patience is a virtue, and the tortoise wins the race to straight razor shaving success, not the hare. You are limited by your "hare" growth .
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09-11-2007, 04:42 PM #26
lol im chuck norris.... razors dont cut me, i cut razors
ill try to give it a days rest... i only shaved twice that one day, mainly because i didnt get a very consistent shave... lots of patchy areas the first time around... but the second time went pretty well.
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09-13-2007, 08:12 AM #27