Thread: A honing/shaving experiment with Bart

That's very cool that it seems to be working for you and Kudos to Bart for offering to help.

That red patch on the left side of your neck toward the bottom, your most aggravated area in the first picture. Have you inspected that area very closely, preferably after letting the whiskers grow for 2-3 days? I have a similar patch on the right side of my neck in roughly the same location. The whiskers on my neck in that are grow UPWARD while the whiskers in some areas on my neck grow in a horizontal direction toward my my ears.

Anyway, that quarter sized patch I speak of on my neck gets trashed if I shave downward even with a straight. I have to shave that one little patch using an upward stroke from the get go. Very light touch and no XTG and certainly no ATG.

I don't know if that's part of your trouble, but the neck is often a whirly pattern of whisker chaos.

Chris L

Yeah, the worst part of my neck is the bottom-right of my face. It grows primarily from left to right (ie the hairs point toward my right shoulder). It's a real pain to shave and is always a bit irritated, even after a few days. This may also be due to rubbing against my shirt collars or something similar... not sure. The other side doesn't have this problem.

After a number of shaves with Bart's razor, I am definitely considering a coticule. He is going to hone my other razor, so we can compare on a single razor rather than different ones.

Anyone got any deals on coticules? : )