Thread: Head Shave Video

Awesome! Thats in the top two shaving videos I've seen this month!

That is worth every minute to me and it's gonna save my EARS! Thank you very much for doing that! Your technique just saved a lot of trial and error on my part and about 7 minutes a day of my life!!

Kind regards,

OK, I just watched it. And you made me thoroughly jealous of your skill.

But three points:

From 4:05 a tone builds; is it engine or truck?

I like how you keep your eyes rolled up to watch the top of your head while you shave the back! It almost makes me wonder if you have a secondary mirror system.

And third, you make me think, since I've thought the same about myself, that perhaps *all* head shavers at least somewhat resemble Bra'tac!

Originally Posted by Soopercat

That is worth every minute to me and it's gonna save my EARS! Thank you very much for doing that! Your technique just saved a lot of trial and error on my part and about 7 minutes a day of my life!!

Kind regards,

That's great Gerard - glad it's been useful to you, especially with regards your ears!

James.

Originally Posted by Eastree

OK, I just watched it. And you made me thoroughly jealous of your skill.

But three points:

From 4:05 a tone builds; is it engine or truck?

That's a truck - we live on a steepish hill in a fairly new area. Lots of landscaping trucks coming and going.

I like how you keep your eyes rolled up to watch the top of your head while you shave the back! It almost makes me wonder if you have a secondary mirror system.

No, no secondary mirror system. I basically start every "down the back of my head" stroke from a position where I can see the blade initially, so I look up at that point to check the angle. Sometimes I keep looking there because you can still see your arm and scale position, even if you can't see the actual blade.

And third, you make me think, since I've thought the same about myself, that perhaps *all* head shavers at least somewhat resemble Bra'tac!

LOL! Yeah, it's a bit uncanny!

James.

Very cool video James, it certainly seems like you've been doing
that a while from your technique!

- Scott

I like the sound the razor makes as it slices the hairs off.

My brother buzzed his head with the electric trimmer close to a year ago and I told him that because his hair was so short anyway, why not shave it too? It's something he had never done before, so why not give it a shot while he had the chance? I thought it was a good opportunity to use the straight razor on his melon. I found that the razor got caught up pretty easily, though, so I switched to the DE and did a good job. Just goes to show that David Carradine's use of a straight to go from long hair immediately down to smooth skin would be extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

I like the sound the razor makes as it slices the hairs off.

My brother buzzed his head with the electric trimmer close to a year ago and I told him that because his hair was so short anyway, why not shave it too? It's something he had never done before, so why not give it a shot while he had the chance? I thought it was a good opportunity to use the straight razor on his melon. I found that the razor got caught up pretty easily, though, so I switched to the DE and did a good job. Just goes to show that David Carradine's use of a straight to go from long hair immediately down to smooth skin would be extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Yeah - I saw that Kung Fu clip. Ouch is all I can say. I don't know whether it would be impossible, but without lathering up first - if it's real then he's a better man than me!

Actually, that story of your brother is why I shave every day. Things seem to go a bit easier that way, and I like to keep it smooth. Going against the grain was too difficult and time-consuming for me, so I just upped the frequency instead. Of course, I'm bald on top so that helps too.

James.

WOW! You got balls.

Very well done. Very quick too!