Thread: Chin is hard to master!

After a while you'll be able to more or less know the blade angle by how it feels in your hand. Corners of the tank & whatnot.

When doing rather short strokes while shaving with a straight, I've found it very helpful to never pull the blade off the skin until I'm ready to go to the next area. As you drag the razor backwards it will leave a bit of lather behind. This will help keep it lubricated instead of going dry in a place that's already difficult enough on its own. Just be very careful doing it like this. The blade has to keep moving. If you let it stop & sit still for even a moment you'll cut yourself. It you somehow let the blade slip sideways you'll cut yourself. That windshield wiper motion we talked about in a different thread can come in handy here. Anything to help the razor shave more easily.

I'd recommend practicing these things on a cheek to make sure you have it down first.

It also helps me to hold it at a shallower angle on the chin. On a couple of my razors the spine is pretty much touching when I go up the chin.