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    Default Shaving the chin

    So I've got about 7 or 8 shaves under my belt now, and the spot I haven't been able to get totally smooth is my chin. Tonight I got the closest yet, and I attribute that to not having shaved for two days, letting the hair get a little longer.

    How do you guys manage the chin? I don't dare go against the grain, but I'd like to know what you guys think or how you get it really close.

    Kyle

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    Dang...immediately after posting this thread, I found two other threads that give some chin advice: one and two.

    Any further comments are still welcome, but I refer people looking for info to read through these two threads.

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    I stretch the skin and pull a funny face to pull the skin even more. Then I first shave with the grain then across the grain. The skill is keeping the angle of attack even.

    What I have noticed that it is easier to shave along the chin and neck line if I use my 4/8th gong razor, more control than the larger blades. In fact I am getting more and more converted to 4/8th. Not any closer just easier.

    Peter

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    Quote Originally Posted by phopwood
    In fact I am getting more and more converted to 4/8th. Not any closer just easier.
    I'd just like to say that although I'm very much a rookie, I like my 4/8 as much as, if not more than, my 5/8 and 6/8 razors. I know everyone else seems to be going for the bigger and heavier blades but I'll be honest and say that my little 4/8 kronpunkt is near the top of my favorite list so far. The 5/8 seems to be the perfect size, with the 4/8 a very close match. My lone 6/8 is actually one of my least favorite razors.

    Maybe as I get old and curmudgeonly like the rest of you I'll develop a penchant for meatchoppers but for now I think I'll snap up all the smaller blades you guys are passing by and get them for a song

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    My attack plan on the chin doesn't differ much from the one listed above. First I made a southward pass, making sure to stretch the bottom chin skin very tightly so I can nab those hairs that are on the bottom of the chin. When they're on the neck/throat, they're a lot easier to shave. I then do a second cross-grain pass, stretching my cheeks upwards as I do, making a few against-the-grain strokes. For the against-the-grain pass, I stretch and use the toe of the razor do take down the individual hairs that have been missed.

    gfoster, that's good that you've found a razor that works well for you. It's weird -- I started out with 5/8 razors before I moved to the 6/8. Then I got my 7/8 razor and I really like it a lot. Going back to the smaller ones seems like I'm losing some of the shave experience as I lose some of the blade size.

    The 4/8 I tried was good for the precision shaving, but I felt it was lacking what a bigger razor would accomplish with the big strokes.

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    Might be different because I have both a moustache and a goatee, so pretty much everything has to be precision. For the same reason, I'm liking the square points best, especially when I'm squaring off the edges of my goatee.

    -- Gary F.

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    I shave the chin from the sides, holding the razor with the left for the left side and with the right for the right side. I just shave as if doing my cheek - BUT:

    I change the technique a little bit. Shaving the cheeks is like driving on the "Autobahn". Straight forward (ok, with a little slide ... ;-)). Chin is like driving a narrow street in the blackforrest, so I make a kind of "peeling" short strokes.

    The "peeling razor" prevents you from holding the straigth to steep an cut yourself. You can manage narrow passages of the skin better ...


    Arnd

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    Take a look at our video section and watch the chin being shaved. That should give you a few ideas.

    Lynn

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