I found this nice shave video by Gary Haywood on the Belgian coticule forum:
Shave Gary Haywood self.mpg - YouTube
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I found this nice shave video by Gary Haywood on the Belgian coticule forum:
Shave Gary Haywood self.mpg - YouTube
Always good to put a face to a name. I enjoy Gary's posts but don't really see him around much anymore.
I wonder how long has Gary been shaving with a SR, it looks so easy when he does it! May be one day I'll manage too!
Thank you Snuff for the link, it's very encouraging to see what practice and dedication can achieve!
I've got some pretty sharp blades, but his first pass is about as smooth as my third. Like a hot knife thru butter. A great video.
He has a great light touch and it looks like he KNOWS his razor is perfectly sharp and will slice right through the beard.I got a new TI Super Gnome , honed by Lynn the other day and my shave felt like that,that a hot knife through butter. Today's , with no stropping( to see how it would hold up) was not so nice. When the blade is right and one know's their angles it looks like that. thanks for posting. I like to study others techniques.
If I shaved like that it would be called "How to produce razor burn"
For me, it would be how to skin ones face while still alive..Quote:
Originally Posted by Michaelshane
That is a very interesting video sure is a different technique then most!!
He uses a really steep angle, it looks like. Shaves as well as he hones from the vids I've seen of him.
Gary is a barber and he knows his stuff. Thanks , Gary!
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by nessmuck
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 😉
Possibly, but how do you know? Have you ever tried? :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by kalerolf
Yes i have tried. I have no pic from shaving a rubber baloon to prove ....sorry.
A shave on a real person requires more concentration than a balloon shave. you do not want a person cutting, cutting you in a balloon you pick up a new one and go.
Indeed! And well done! No need for evidence; I believe you.:-)
True, more concentration is important when shaving a person, but with the light touch used on the balloon there is much less likelihood of nicks or cuts.
My wife took cosmetology back in high school and they made the students shave a balloon back then. I'd have to check with her but I think they used shavettes. AFAIK it's not part of the curriculum anymore.