Thread: Is it normal to get lazy shaving?

Originally Posted by tekbow

Then if it works for you it's the right way to shave. How long you been straight shaving for, despite the post count, you def don't look like a newb

I would guess September of 2009. I found with this forum, everything you need to know is just a search away. I don't typically socialize in forums, hence the post count.

Well, welcome, glad you surfaced and great vid too!

3 things that I found interesting:

--looks like you're using about a 45 degree angle.

--No stretching for a good bit of the shave.

--And no passes with the left hand.

Originally Posted by Durhampiper

3 things that I found interesting:

--looks like you're using about a 45 degree angle.

--No stretching for a good bit of the shave.

--And no passes with the left hand.

1) I don't really pay attention to the angle, only how it cuts. She could use a honing, and my beard wasn't very soft.
2) I typically stretch a little more than that but not a whole lot on a quick shave. I didn't think anyone would want to watch my hand stretch with the blade hidden.
3) I would hack my face to death with my left hand. That is part of the reason I didn't stretch a lot, I would have crossed my hands in front of the camera.

You can see a few places I kinda got mixed up with stroke vs. stretch hand vs. camera. It is harder than I thought.

Honestly, I just wanted to see how many people would waste 4 minutes and forty one seconds of their lives watching some dude shave.

What you call wasting time I call work avoidance. Semantics really.

Originally Posted by MCFLY49

Honestly, I just wanted to see how many people would waste 4 minutes and forty one seconds of their lives watching some dude shave.

Sheeeesh! I watched it 3 times...LOL!

I don't see a hack job. Looks like a fine shave to me.

Originally Posted by MWS

Sheeeesh! I watched it 3 times...LOL!

Huge work avoidance for MWS!!

Originally Posted by MCFLY49

Honestly, I just wanted to see how many people would waste 4 minutes and forty one seconds of their lives watching some dude shave.

LOL... what a d**k! Seriously man, good job. I don't generally get off on watching other guys shave, but your video proves some valuable points:

• You're just doing what works, not stuck on a particular sequence of directions, or grip for that matter;
• You stay safe, and slow down when you need to;
• Strokes are broad and efficient - anytime I've had a shave done for me, the barber(ess) has worked with big strokes, 'cause they just don't have the time to scrape away for hours. Besides, that gets annoying for the customer...

Not to start competing here, but there are days when I shave almost as quickly as that, though I really need to be more careful and slow around my jawline and chin, otherwise things tend to get a bit bloody!