Thread: Avoiding Nicks and Cuts

so this is total sarcasm but here goes a joke anyway. I've found that if my razor isn't sharp, my wood chipper usually isn't. so if someone complains about a shave that should take care of the nicks lol.

Ive been straight shaving since October 1st. Took me three months to get bbs. Neck was tough but I got it. My cheeks and chin I do a scything cut, usually heel leading and that works great. The neck grows l to r. The only way is cutting rt to left straight on 2 passes atg. I tried a scything or guillotine cut on the neck and jawline. 2 passes and I got lots of stuble left. I will let it be for now. Does anybody do a scything on the neck with the beard growth side to side on the neck like mine? Or should I keep doing it as I have been and not worry about it? People have told me my technique is leading to more frequent touchups(7-8 shaves crox or slurry) which I dont care about, but I wanna make sure Im not missing something. And I have heard some folks getting a bbs without atg pass, which I never found possible. Maybe I should leave well enough alone, or should I go for it and see what happens?

Most important thing I do to prevent cuts is to start the blade moving before I touch it to my face. Second most important thing is to go slow and not rush any aspect of the shave, from getting the razor out to cleaning up. A few days ago I was in a rush and I cut myself ... stropping!

Joe

New to shaving with a straight razor myself as well, in the start I had this big fear of deep cuts, but seeing most of you gents post these handy tips and tricks to making it happen, I feel alot more secure.

Nice tips! But what's BBS?

Originally Posted by Einar

Nice tips! But what's BBS?

Baby Butt Smooth

Originally Posted by Einar

Nice tips! But what's BBS?

Acronyms and Abbreviations - Straight Razor Place Wiki

What Jimmy posted back in '08 in the original post is something I still apply today. All I can add is stretch the skin and "practice practice practice". ....and a good styptic pencil or alum rock gets a bunch of use the first year or two no matter what you do. But it's worth it all.

Hmmm , now that makes a lot of sense no wonder my face looks like a cactus attacked itBiggest problem besides that learning to shave with the left hand also.I am not to far along should I just stick to right hand doing the work?Thanks.

I'm a dominant hand shaver and it works fine for me. Tried that left hand shaving and it wasn't worth the effort to me ...... YMMV.