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What is this "flick" thing you do before swipe & scythe. ? Sounds dangerous. :p
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Welcome to the 'Place'
What is this "flick" thing you do before swipe & scythe. ? Sounds dangerous. :p
Danger is my middle name. :D
The flick? This is the sideburn-downstroke opening move. The swipe, of course, is an any-direction clean stroke on the large real estate areas like cheek or neck; and the scythe speaks for itself. This morning I fired up the Dubl Duck Dwarf for the first time. I was more focused on the point than the rest of the blade but it's a pip - very easy shave, that one. I guess I'll take a month or two and slowly explore stropping, lathering, ATG and focus techniques. I'm liking the straight razor experience and keeping away from the Cut of the Day thread. :)
Keep that concentration Moo, I didn't and should have been on the COTD but didn't have camera handy, 4 days later still hasn't closed up. I do know what you mean by enjoying and looking forward to shaving now.
The Zen of shaving - total concentration, absorption of the moment? Kevin Costner's pitching mantra in "For Love of the Game" was "clear the mechanism." This is a good pre-shave mantra.
Time almost stops when I shave. Concentration without tension isn't so normal in everyday tasks but this is what a str8 asks of me. Focus, concentrate, think, relax, develop muscle memory (but don't rely on it). Every moment with a razor in my hand should whisper release from all other thoughts. Reaching for a towel to wipe the edge, changing hands, approaching a strop - they're all opportunities to think about something else. It appears thinking about something else is a bad fit; I trained myself to think 20% about shaving and 80% about anything else while using an electric or a Schick Hydro. I really need to turn that around to 100% shaving focus. This has to be as important as keeping the edge sharp and moving. Or so I think.