Thread: nice shave video

I've been shaving my self with a sraight razor maybe nearly five years. i shaved my customers for much longer. it was after using a shavette , i decided to use a proper straight. it took some getting use to, as my straight razors never seemed as sharp. then i joined this forum and learn't how to get a straight razor honed. I use nothing else but a straight now, and have for around Five years or so. making that video was the first time for me. Joe poped over to visit me and along came his camera. every one shaves how they feel comfotable for them selfs. i never get razor burn with a straight razor , infact i never got razor burn with any razor . i find straight razor 5x more forgiving than normal shavettes etc. My angles are quite low especialy against the grain, wher the angle literaly flat.

regards gary

I stumbled across this video on Youtube before I knew Mr. was/is a member of SRP. This video has been very helpful to me as I progress from the basics to refining technique. I wish it was in the video section here at SRP.

Great technique awsome steady hand and the confidence shows how nerves effect the stroke ... love the part "thats a pretty fast stroke" reply "ehh" lol great video ... absolutely love the razor agin awsome thanks for shareing

A little too much..over and over in the same spot for me...but that's me.

Great video, shows a great technique and above all - confidence !

@Gary.. how disinfect you your razors after shaved client?

it is the law in uk to use shavettes

Originally Posted by nessmuck

A little too much..over and over in the same spot for me...but that's me.

I thought the same. After watching the video and during my next shave I noted I do a lot fewer strokes. Maybe he knows something I don't.

I use several very light strokes like pretty much that when I shave. I find that as long as minimal pressure (feather-light) is used, razor burn doesn't happen.

My dad, who showed me how to shave with a straight razor (actually an L & A brand "shavette" type razor) was a barber in the 1940s. He told me that when he went to barber school, to teach how light a touch to use they actually did start the students off by having them shave lather off of rubber balloons.

Shaving lather of a rubber baloon is easy but a face have more angels than a baloon. Think the best way to learn is shave,shave and more shave 😉