Slicing motion helped today

**ferroburak** · 08-31-2014, 10:41 AM

No problem as long as you keep the rotation angle reasonable.

**Johnus** · 08-31-2014, 12:26 PM

I could never figure out what any of those strokes are that guys say that you use. (The only J strike I know is used in a canoe. I'd never try that one on a face.)
The only strokes I use are short, very short, about an inch, believe some call it buffing.
Only thing I chg is the angle. Different angles of WTG, XTG and ATG.

**edhewitt** · 08-31-2014, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Johnus

I could never figure out what any of those strokes are that guys say that you use. (The only J strike I know is used in a canoe. I'd never try that one on a face.)
The only strokes I use are short, very short, about an inch, believe some call it buffing.
Only thing I chg is the angle. Different angles of WTG, XTG and ATG.

It doesnt really matter how you get there as long as the journey is enjoyable

**bladeon** · 08-31-2014, 03:04 PM

Thanks all. Scything is what I was talking about. Larry calls it slicing, but at no time does the blade ever move in a direction parallel to the blade, such as when cutting an onion or carrot. It's more like a 45 degree slant to the perpendicular cut.

**Haroldg48** · 08-31-2014, 03:23 PM

I call it "windshield wiper" stroke and yes, I use it on my neck....pivot end held still and "wipe"...

**FacialDirt** · 09-02-2014, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by edhewitt

There is a guillotine stroke, which is essentially a straight stroke with the blade at an angle. Or a scything stroke where the blade pivots slightly during the stroke.
I think you are describing more of a scything action. And yes it is effective, especially in combination with a smiling blade.

+1 Well said

**cubancigar2000** · 09-09-2014, 01:20 PM

I have an area under my jawline that requires a wiper blade stroke. It works well but I use a shorter smaller blade for this area and it requires finesse

**Haroldg48** · 09-09-2014, 01:39 PM

pretty good technique that I use in that same area. Good job!

Originally Posted by cubancigar2000

I have an area under my jawline that requires a wiper blade stroke. It works well but I use a shorter smaller blade for this area and it requires finesse

**cubancigar2000** · 09-09-2014, 01:57 PM

Thanks but I left out that it also requires some serious skin stretching to get that area BBS

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