Thread: Blade angle & the scything motion

the way i do it is while going wtg i am also pulling the blade forward so that by the end of the pass the toe of my blade is where the heel would be if i did a pass straight down its kind of like the way you saw through wood while pulling on the saw it cuts down into the wood

(if that makes sense)

Originally Posted by jszabo

the way i do it is while going wtg i am also pulling the blade forward so that by the end of the pass the toe of my blade is where the heel would be if i did a pass straight down its kind of like the way you saw through wood while pulling on the saw it cuts down into the wood

(if that makes sense)

Understood completely,

But I do it the other direction -- push towards the toe. This is how it is recommended in at least one place. Here it is from the "Standardized Textbook of Barbering".

Here's an example of a scything motion. It's uploaded in the Help Files too.

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Originally Posted by xChris

Here's an example of a scything motion. It's uploaded in the Help Files too.

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Thanks for posting that. I hadn't seen it before. If that is the scything motion I've been doing that right along. That "scoop" stroke that I thought was the scything motion is a very effective stroke BTW. Use at your own risk.