How long do you take to shave?
Asked the tortoise...
I take forever to shave. Usually an hour. I can do it in 20 min, but at not quite 5 mo, I'm trying to get better at everything - stropping, honing, shaving. I don't want to rush it and post another thread about 'I was in a hurry and butchered myself again'.
In an hour, there's no soap or cream that's gonna stay hydrated for the duration while on your face. That means when I see the soap clinging to he edge of the blade, it's time to rinse and re-lather. Sometimes I need to wet the brush a bit to keep the lather hydrated - easy. Until I can get 97% bbs in 2 passes without atg, I'll keep working with this much effort. I did atg somewhere between the 3rd & 4th shave, so that's not the reason to avoid it. I'm thinking Sham is on to something there (strongly holds no one EVER needs to do ATG). 'Seems like a skill milestone for me to reach for.
If you take a long time (and by all means, keep it up), see if some regular re-wetting of the lather helps. When I let it go too long, I wipe it off too.
Natural stropping scum removal
I wonder if anyone else has tried this - when I get a scum line on the edge of my blade I strop it on the fat part of my palm (between my pinkie and my wrist). The surface of the palm can act as strop and polish for your blade.
Anyone else ever tried it?
:gl: I might be crazy but it works!