I hope I'll be forgiven, because until I get a cataract taken out of my left eye, I cannot shave with a straight razor anymore--I'm scared.
Jeff
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I hope I'll be forgiven, because until I get a cataract taken out of my left eye, I cannot shave with a straight razor anymore--I'm scared.
Jeff
the superspeed is one of the milder shaver for sure, but a great one and very capable of giving a great shave. to compare, it is like leaving an adjustable slim on 1. try it on 9 and see how much blood you get, but it was a close shave :p i run my Fatboy at 3 or 4 and it works good, my dad does a one pass in the shower with his Fatboy on 9, and really likes it. :gaah: he thinks my shaving hobby is weird, i think his shaves suck :rofl2:
I have not shaved with a straight yet (I don't count today's first bloody foray using the Dovo Shavette) but plan to do so when I get my first straight honed and buy a strop. I am hopeful that things will go better.
Nathan
I don't doubt what you're saying at all with regards to the SS being very mild. What I don't understand is why anything more aggressive would be needed. Maybe it's just me, but a single WTG with my SS/Derby gives me about the same closeness as a single WTG with a straight (at least as far as I remember). And, before you go saying I'm rubbish with a straight, let me just say... well... I'm not.
After 12 months of mainly S/E razor shaves,I don't feel a need to rush headlong into straights just yet.:D They are giving me superb results.:tu
trust me, i have read enough of your posts to know you know what your doing with a SR :tu
i think the big difference is that with a SS you have to have the angle perfect all the time or it won't be as close, which means practice of technique right. but with a more aggressive razor razor you can be a bit more sloppy with the angle and not lose the closeness, BUT it is easier to nick yourself. so there is a trade off there. i have never been into the more aggressive DEs, i like the medium to non-aggressive. but now a days i don't use any DE. its all SR ;)
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