Originally Posted by
Stuggi
I have seen some people use a slightly diagonal stroke, so that the razor edge also slice the whiskers a bit like a carving knife does. I haven't tried shaving with a straight yet (but I will do as soon as I get off work today), so I can't really give more advice, but I think the idea is to move the razor ever so slightly sideways while at the same time moving it down, just enough to get the edge to slice the whiskers, but not so much that you cut yourself. I also have the feeling that the sideways movement per whisker is less than 0,5 mm