Thread: Shaving inside a beard?

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Sorry, just a bad joke or, as we say in Australia, just joshing!

James

Oh the agony...

Sad thing is I bet some bloke somewhere has actually tried to use sticky tape for this purpose

Or worse yet, used some Aussie Nads to sculpt their beard...

Originally Posted by Jimbo

You'll also need shaver's tape to mask out the bits you don't want to shave off.

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Sorry, just a bad joke or, as we say in Australia, just joshing!



James

Sorry mate, I just couldn't stop laughing at James comments. Don't worry, you get used to him after a while.

Originally Posted by joshing

Hello,

I'm currently trying to grow a perfect "tony stark" goatee for a while and got a shavette, is this the best solution to shave the inside of the goatee? Or is there something more precise (but still sharp!)

Best regards,

I just use my cut-throat...Any of them in fact. Size and shapes vary with what I have and I can use all equally as well to get into the tight spots of my goatee and moustache. It all comes down to practice. A cut-throat is definitely the best in my opinion though, over any other type of razor.


Mick

Yes, I'm sorry.

Whether it's a cut throat razor or a shavette the trick with tight spaces within a beard is making use of the heel and the toe parts of the edge.

My (limited) understanding of the shavette is that these parts of the edge are basically spikes, and you run the risk when angling the razor frame in and out that you'll nick yourself right in the area of the beard that you are drawing attention to by styling it.

By contrast, you can pick up smiling edge cut throats that may be a bit more forgiving at the heel and toe, since they'll be a bit rounded.

Anyway, that's just a little food for thought.

James

Originally Posted by Gobbo

Oh the agony...

Sad thing is I bet some bloke somewhere has actually tried to use sticky tape for this purpose

Or worse yet, used some Aussie Nads to sculpt their beard...

I used sticky tape to preserve my movember mo. But that's another story.
Sorry Josh I can't help you, Jimbo you should know betterer

A 3/8 Dovo wedge would work well for beard sculpting.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

You'll also need shaver's tape to mask out the bits you don't want to shave off.

James.

I prefer the plaster. Scrub the shave area bits off and lather up. Rewetting the plaster areas I'm shaving also creates quite the lubrication.

James, you vicious Aussie ;P

Originally Posted by MickR

Sorry mate, I just couldn't stop laughing at James comments. Don't worry, you get used to him after a while.






I just use my cut-throat...Any of them in fact. Size and shapes vary with what I have and I can use all equally as well to get into the tight spots of my goatee and moustache. It all comes down to practice. A cut-throat is definitely the best in my opinion though, over any other type of razor.


Mick

Thanks for your answer, I'll stick with my shavette then (and carefully shave te inside) I can't afford an expensive straight razor.

The shavette should do the job just fine. Watch the corners of the blade and your angle, as has been stated about spike/square point razors. You should be able to use the length of the blade for the bulk of the shaping of an ironman style goatee judging by what I saw last night when I watched the Avengers, and you'll use the toe and the heel for the fine work, like picking out individual stray whiskers for a more personal culling. Once you have it happening, I'd be interested in seeing the results.


Mick

Before I went full beard, to sculpt inside my chin area I would use a se made for eyebrow trimming and a small pair of quality scissors. Hope this helps

Spoon?

http://straightrazorpalace.com/conve...ml#post1374993