Thread: Blade angle & the scything motion

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".