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03-20-2007, 02:12 PM #1
Well put! This is one of those things that is obvious to you guys who have done this for years that I have to hear about, experience it, hear it again, experience it better, hear it again, ...and finally get it. As I get a confident feel for the mechanics, it all becomes less mechanical.
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03-20-2007, 02:19 PM #2
Well put Bigspender. I think that was well thought out and right on the mark.
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03-20-2007, 06:19 PM #3
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Thanked: 369When I consider "cutting angle," I'm usually thinking in terms of the drawings below. I posted about this once before, calling it a guillotine type angle. I think this is also important, in addition to angling the blade away from the skin.
I've found that the angles below, when incorporated into your shaving technique, really help in providing a smooth, comfortable shave.
Scott
Attachment 2036 Downward stroke (used on cheek for instance)
Attachment 2037 Across stroke (across chin or upper lip)
Attachment 2038 Upward stroke (lower neck)Last edited by honedright; 07-21-2007 at 06:45 AM.
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03-20-2007, 06:23 PM #4
Both Cutting Angle (Scott's diagrams) and Shaving Angle (Dale's diagrams) are important elements of good shaving technique.
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03-20-2007, 10:06 PM #5
Indeed...kind of like a skew angle on a chisel or plane...or the way you angle a kitchen knife (now I'm in foreign territory...the kitchen!). And this too gets adjusted as you go like thebigspender said.
Great stuff...part of what I love about this madness...getting better with time, experience, and an occassional failure thrown in for humility and re-inforcement. It's worth it, eh?!
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03-21-2007, 01:08 AM #6
If was just a matter of picking up a straight and shaving with it like a DE
it wouldn't be the art that it is and poor lynn wouldn't have a site we would all be over at B&B arguing the fine points about DEs. Its all those little things that you just have to learn on your own through trial and error no matter how well intentioned the advice that makes this more of a fraternity. Maybe we should have a secret handshake or saying or some secret code eh? Lynn could be the Grand Kahuna and we could have deputy kahuna's and we can all wear a fez.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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03-21-2007, 01:17 AM #7
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03-21-2007, 07:21 AM #8
YES!!! A fez! That's exactly what we need. But not a plain red one like what the Shriners have. What we need is a... plaid fez. Metallic plaid. Let's see; purple, orange and green. And kilts! Yes, kilts! But instead of plaid they would be dark brown with flourescent blue polka dots. Bagpipes! Ceremonial daggers! Chihuahuas as mascots! Then we'd really stand out in a crowd!
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03-29-2007, 02:58 PM #9
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03-21-2007, 02:04 PM #10