Thread: First str8 shave today!

Originally Posted by gcbryan

You should be able to tighten the pin yourself. There is a YouTube video of Lynn doing that I believe.

You just need a small ball peen hammer. You put one side of the pin against some metal and tap lightly the other side of the pin. That's how you tighten the pin.

Find a video before you do it however or you may crack your scales or bend your pin.

I'm not sure if the pin is already bent, or the pin is off center, because when I do that, it bows the scales, which when opening, undoes any tightening

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Originally Posted by Nhyrum

I'm not sure if the pin is already bent, or the pin is off center, because when I do that, it bows the scales, which when opening, undoes any tightening

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I would say if it's bowing the scales you are "peening" it too hard. The copper pin is soft and you are just flattening the top of the pin a little more. Anytime that doesn't work it's likely that the pin is just a little too long (if it never was tight).

In this case, you need to file just a little off the length of the pin (very little) and then peen it again.

Another "trick" is to open the blade (get it out of the scales) before peening it and you are able to lightly press in on the scales a bit so that more of the pin is exposed to the peening action.

OK, got my razors back from Glen. The crown is so much better. It was missing washers! 😂

So. Shave 11 (yesterday) was with the crown yesterday. Two "quick" passes and actually got a decent shave. I also tried using my left(non dominant) hand to get my sideburns on the left side of my face, because with my right... It's awkward, and I can't see. Pretty uneventful shave...

Shave 12, today.the Rodgers...

This happens... gives a whole new meaning to the term "razor burn" on my right side



This little devil... Happened as I placed the blade on my cheek for the first atg pass. So every time after, I had to be careful, or the blade would literally get stuck in it, since it was angled the direction I was going from then on.

It was also my second time using my castle Forbes lavender soap... I did probably 7 jaw/cheek passes just because I loved how the stuff smells...

Today... Is an ouchie day...



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I must say... Other than the blood stubble... I got one damn good shave

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Looks like it was only half eventful. So that's a bonus as all eventful would seriously hurt.
You're doing great, keep it up and things will come together for you

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Looks like it was only half eventful. So that's a bonus as all eventful would seriously hurt.
You're doing great, keep it up and things will come together for you

Yeah, last night was the first time I got anything other than a small nick or a weeper.

Crazy thing is. The slice on my left cheek is already fully closed. Not scabed over, like scar tissue closed.

My neck is still pretty rough... Maybe I'll keep dabbing it with my rose water/lanolin mix

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OK, I'm going to stop doing daily updates, and just add when I learn something.

What I learned last shave. First atg pass on my neck, use only about 1/4 the blade. Much more than that and I think there's just too much hair that's too coarse. Subsequent passes 1/3 to 1/2.

I seem to not slice my face off with the crown, and I must say... The shaves I'm getting now are so much better. My previous shaves got about as close as I do now, but the next morning.

It's a combination of a DGS and a BBS. Areas around my jaw line are patchy

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Practice, patience, and a few cuts.

Before I got good at the chin, I would make multiple xtg passes making sure I stretched the skin a tight as I could. That reduced the whiskers to a minimum making the chin easier to shave atg. Take it slow, keep the skin stretched tight as possible.

It's no different than anything else you do in your life. The more you do it the better you'll get.

Originally Posted by Nhyrum

Well guys, did my first shave today with my newly acquired straight today!

I'm having a bit of trouble getting my chin and about a 1/8 inch strip of my side burn next to my ear. I think the side burn issue could be fixed by getting a touch closer to my ear(worried about cutting it off!) and the blade is slightly rounded at the tip, so maybe that's it?

Any who, figured I'd kind of introduce myself, now as an official str8 shaver.

Been using a safety razor for the last 6 years, since I was 20 (got in the game early) I've been wanting a straight for the past few years, but was a little afraid. After I got so I could get a good shave with the safety in a matter of minutes with the safety I felt I was ready for the step up.

Any tips on getting the chin area?

Stretch your skin on the chin. Short strokes.

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