Originally Posted by xman
I can tell there's some debate on the issue of "Cutting Angle" and while Superfly's argument about a cutting motion being essential to a good shave, no-one has ever considered using a safety razor this way and people still get shaved. This argument aside, it IS in the manual so must be given at least some credence. I'm generally leading with the tip slightly, maybe 15-20º or so, but some strokes are straight push and I can't tell much of a difference in the quality of the shave in terms of closenes, but do notice a slightly easier cut when cutting on an angle. I have to confess that easy cutting still freaks me out a bit. I feel like the next step is an easy face slashing. :shock:
Getting back to another point. What is it abut the stropping that seems to make it necessary to go AGAINST the direction of honing to achieve the cutting edge? I've only been doing this for a day or two now and I think I'm noticing an improvement. AM I dreaming? Can anyone coroborate this?
X