Quote Originally Posted by 32t View Post
But that brings up the irritation factor. By lifting and restarting a stroke in what for lack of better term I think of in a "chopping" motion I was relaying the blade to my skin and possibly changing the angle that lead to possible mistakes and grabbing the skin risking nicks etc. I am not one to follow the pack but am interested in the fact that most do it differently than myself, [at least those that do videos!] What am I missing?
I think the red highlight may indicate the problem. I don't lift the blade when buffing much at all. It is a very light back & forth stroke much like, well, buffing In fact the away stroke reapplies the lather to a degree. In the past I have found a source of irritation to be a slightly rough edge. The blade needs to be well honed & smooth for buffing but I may be interpreting your 'overlapping strokes' as something else.