Thread: I don't think there is a title for this question

Originally Posted by scar9783

If you are having trouble with getting the straight edge on you goatee and side burns wait to streatch until after you have placed your blade. Becareful not to let the blade slice. As you streatch keep the blade in the same place on your skin, moving the blade with the skin!!! Once streached shave as normal and you will have a straight edge!

This is the tech that I use and it always gives me a perfect straight line!

Scar

I had to read it over to really get what you mean, but it makes perfect sense: a "straight line" on skin that is stretched mightn't be a straight line when the skin falls back into its normal position. So, set the line with the blade while the skin is still unstretched. Smart!

Some of the other newer multiblade shaving planes (that's what they really are isn't it: tiny planes with multiple tiny irons) have an extra lame fitted to the top back side too. Not much use though: maybe wide enough for most side-burns, but not for beards or goatees. And I have to agree with Flyboy about the clogging.


Edit: forgot to mention: try the GoateeSaver ;-) (Thanks Rajagra for reminding us!)