Thread: Shaving Accross Neck

the hair on my neck grows all over the place, I found a N/S then a S/N takes care of almost everything which is basically a combination of WTG/XTG/ATG depending on the area of the neck. After that I can do angle touch ups because there is no way I can do E/W,W/E on my skinny neck...

BTW jic007 where are you in boston, I'm over in Holliston

Originally Posted by scottiemann

the hair on my neck grows all over the place, I found a N/S then a S/N takes care of almost everything which is basically a combination of WTG/XTG/ATG depending on the area of the neck. After that I can do angle touch ups because there is no way I can do E/W,W/E on my skinny neck...

BTW jic007 where are you in boston, I'm over in Holliston

Thank you for this Scott. Are you on facebook
What do you mean by angle touch ups? Is there a video of this technique?
I live in Hyde Park but study at Kenmore

No video, I just cant do horizontal passes on my face, so after the 2 passes I just feel around for stubble and hit it at an angle...

I work for UPS and deliver in the south boston towns including hyde park sometimes...

I am on facebook but currently my phone sucks so I am rarely on it at this moment...

Originally Posted by scottiemann

the hair on my neck grows all over the place, I found a N/S then a S/N takes care of almost everything which is basically a combination of WTG/XTG/ATG depending on the area of the neck. After that I can do angle touch ups because there is no way I can do E/W,W/E on my skinny neck...

This has become my technique as well. Usually, I just do a 2 pass (N>S and S>N) and call it a day. I will occasionally do another N>S (which is more toward ATG for me) for a touch up. Works pretty well. It wont be BBS like I can get from a DE, but good enough.

IMO, a lot of us might be looking at this in the wrong way.
If you are coming from DE or SE shaving, I think it is important to understand that a straight is NOT a DE. It is much wider, and for most people the typical E/W, usually thought of as a cross grain pass, is not possible on the neck. You are going to have to alter your technique, and toss the idea of a strict E/W pass normally done with a DE. MHO.
They are completely different tools. I've been straight shaving for about 18 months. I do two S/N passes on my neck, and ignore E/W there. Works just fine for me.

I have the same issue described by the OP, and find a N-S, and the some "windshield wiper" strokes work best for me. Essentially, my second pass is diagonal, but more circular, holding the heel end mostly still, and rotating the toe end in a circular motion. It gets a lot of my strays, but I'm not a perfectionist in that area most of the time. I can live with a few "semi-shaved" stragglers.

My two cents are, I have not been doing this very long but I have a big "erics'" apple as I like to call it : ) due to the way my head sits on my shoulders my erics apple sticks out more than most guys and makes shaving my neck a pain. The hair grows more or less all the same direction which is from center out towards the back of my neck. So what I have found works is reaching with the opposite hand of the side you want to shave around the back of the neck and stretch the skin off to the side as best I can. It takes a bit of getting used to but with my SR it is all I have found that works and then from there I can usually get a decent pass N to S. Best of luck gents

This might help, or not. It helps some guys.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ml#post1028898