Thread: Funny Shave Practice for Newbies

I remember from my childhood that on old barber said he used to train people to shave with a straight razor by "shaving" a balloon. I remember he said this teaches you to get the angle and closeness right. If you pop the balloon, you went too deep!

I just received my new razors and look forward to trying my first shave with it tomorrow morning. I plan to only shave my upper cheek over my growing beard at first, in order to practice technique.

Have any of you guys heard of the balloon test?

Don

(yes, this is Sunday morning, and usually we are at our church at this time, but my wife and I are taking time at home this morning since the kids are at friends homes this weekend. When you've raised 4 kids for the last 21 years, you take every opportunity you can get!)