Shaving around a goatee

I have a new-found appreciation for my small hollow ground razors now that I am sporting a goatee. They are just nimble enough for maneuvering, and the light weight makes it sensitive enough for me to feel when the blade is right on the border that I am trimming. I am afraid that my larger, heavier razors will just plow through before I knew it.

So when you feel yourself gravitating to choppers and big fillies, don't get rid of your smaller ones. You never know when you will decide to grow some facial hair. ;)

And no, my Fillies will not be going on sale. :)

Good advice,thanks,Ray.The price of Fillies now,if you did sell yours,you could buy a new car or something.Those are way out of hand.

I was just musing on this earlier today; three weeks ago I decided to grow out a nice mustache and goatee a la Kaiser Wilhelm... It has created a lot of new challenges in shaving, getting clean edges around it, etc. The lightweight blades really do help.

Gentlemen,

RayG makes an excellent point: some things should be kept, because you never know when you'll need them.

In my youth I sported a goatee for a short time, until I realized I looked like a Corsican assassin. I shaved the goatee off, but kept the mustache part for the next few years. Eventually that went, too.

In those days I used a double edge. Today it's mostly straight razor, with an occasional nod to the double edge.

Aside from a Feather AC, three double edge razors and six straights, I also have a Monsieur Charles straight razor with replaceable blades. (Actually I have three Monsieur Charles razors, but I have been unable to sell two of them.) The Monsieur Charles is small enough that it would be perfect for trimming around a goatee or a mustache.

That is if I feel I need to go back to looking like a Corsican assassin.

Regards,

Obie