Thread: Somehow bad for the blade (or me)?

So I've been having a particularly hard time getting a certain spot under my chin. It's above the adam's apple, but not in the center. The hair grows downwards and out. Well.. Actually how the grain grows doesn't really matter in this case. Either way, my neck is too short to fit a blade in there. And I'm too skinny that it contours too much so I can't just hold it at an angle instead of perpendicular or parallel to the grain (don't know how to describe it). So what I tried today was getting only the tip of the blade in the troubled area, and then twist the blade. It worked a whole lot better than sliding it, but I'm worried I might be doing some sort of harm to the blade, since the part of the blade inside the turn would feel less of the sliding motion than the part of the blade outside of the turn.

I only tried this on the ATG pass, so it might've been too big of a jump. Possibly cause some ingrown hairs - if I continue. So I suppose all I have to do is whenever I get to the troubled area, just change the direction I'm turning the blade.

Can anybody else see some any problems I may encounter by employing this technique? Or do other people do this as well?

I can't imagine how this would hurt the blade. It sounds like you're not sliding the blade parallel to the edge, so it doesn't seem likely to hurt you, either.

I hear you. My neck contours are also somewhat challenging and I sometimes do a very similar move. Have not noticed anything bad for the blade. I do this with a dulled spike alright, but using a really aggressive spike in thiis style may pose some dangers

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by izlat

I hear you. My neck contours are also somewhat challenging and I sometimes do a very similar move. Have not noticed anything bad for the blade. I do this with a dulled spike alright, but using a really aggressive spike in thiis style may pose some dangers

Cheers
Ivo

Heh.. yeah I was thinking about sharpening the curved point on my razor so that I could use just the tip. Wouldn't be such a bad idea since it would be small enough to fit everywhere! Wouldn't have any troubled spots.