Thread: Razor-shy after cut . . .

I've also seen it recommended that guys not try the ATG pass until they feel more confident. That was tough for me because women nearly always shave their legs ATG. I find myself going a few degrees slightly more XTG than ATG. And I always try to be careful of the pressure. Even if the shave isn't quite as close as I would like it's still better than using an electric. I can live with that until I get better at shaving.

Lori

My personal view on all things I take an interest in is, I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED. I want to shave with a straight razor so I do. Cuts and potential cuts be darned.

Jim

OK -- I'm over my initial fear. My error was in taking too long a stroke down my neck, and not stretching the skin ahead of the razor, and not keeping track of the blade angle.

And I'll get some antibiotic ointment for next time.<g>

Time to try again . . .

This was the first time in a while I've thought:

. . . I see why Gillette was so successful!

Charles

PS -- Ironically, it was a Dovo from SRD that did the damage. Sharp little bugger!<g>

Originally Posted by HLS

My personal view on all things I take an interest in is, I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED. I want to shave with a straight razor so I do. Cuts and potential cuts be darned.

Jim

Agreed!!! Today was my first day back after herding cats three days ago...

BBS with three passes. First time ever as this was shave number 43. Feels great and I'm still smooth after about twelve hours. Two small weapers on my chin and neck were the only carnage today. I have learned a ton about stretching my skin and short passes as Lynn and others have spoke of. Thanks to all for info provided here!!
God this has become a major hobby for me!!

Originally Posted by Utopian

Whenever I talk about straight razors to anyone, I'm paranoid about my little scars...

I got my first real noticeable cuts the morning after my youngest son was born, and mere hours before my inlaws, and later my own folks would come visit for the first time since I'd started straight shaving. I was TIRED, the dog was out of sorts because of all that was going on, and someone (a very nice and well intentioned lady from my church) rang the doorbell, set the dog off, and set my cheek to bleeding.

I'd been telling both my own parents and my father-in-law about how great the shaves were...but it didn't look that way when they showed up! You can't see it now though, and I think that's due in part to having shaved the scar off!

I work for BMW in the service department, so I'm constantly chatting with customers, co-workers, technicians, managers, everything. I've got some scars on my left cheek: one from an amateur incident in which I was late for church and glancing at the clock whilst shaving ATG on my dominant side. Ouch. Left a very nice scar to this day. A couple others come from shaving with a WICKED spike the Utopian honed up for me. After not shaving with a spike for over a year and then transitioning back into one, I was appalled at how apparently novice I now was. Dug the spike right into my dominant (left) cheek again, different spot. Also managed to dig that same spike into my neck, just below and to the left of my chin, and slice my mole from my right cheek after having successfully shaved around it the past two years. So now I've got around 5 or so scars on my left cheek that constantly give me the, "What scratched you?" alongside the jeers from co-workers who know I use a straight. "dude, just grab a gilette."

Father, forgive them, for the know not what they insinuate.

Originally Posted by DerekC

I work for BMW in the service department, so I'm constantly chatting with customers, co-workers, technicians, managers, everything. I've got some scars on my left cheek: one from an amateur incident in which I was late for church and glancing at the clock whilst shaving ATG on my dominant side.

Given where you work, you could try claiming that you got them in a University of Heidelberg dueling club ! See here:

Academic fencing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles