I use the scything stroke on almost all cuts too, usually toe-leading.

Another nice pic of it in the 1961 Barbering Text - Shaving.pdf here on pg. 34. fig. 27.
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The picture shows ≈35 degrees; I don't use more than about 20 degrees max, often less.