Thread: How to shave ATG under the chin / throat area when the grain grows to the side?

Originally Posted by mumpig

I tried holding the razor as described for my shave this morning and found that it worked very well indeed. I'll experiment a bit more but this may be just the ticket! Much appreciated!

That's fantastic. I'm relatively new to SR shaving so it's not often that I can help someone else out. Every now and then you win one. I'm glad it helped you.

I too had problems getting a BSS under the neck, my stubble grows diagonal, what helped me was to have the razor very sharp, I use an artist club, I stretch the skin under the ear then draw the blade from under the ear diagonally across the neck towards the chin. I don't put too much soap on and feel the skin to see if I have missed any I may have to do the pass a couple of time but with very light strokes. It works for me and I was amased how smooth the shave was. Good luck, keep trying after a number of shaves you get to know in which direction your hair grows and how to get the most efficient shave.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Here's a pic of the grip I use. BTW, what do you think of the new scales on my Dovo? Thanks Stefan!

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Like they say, everything is easy once you know how to do it. This grip never occurred to me; it has made all the difference in getting things right in the hollow on either side of my throat - a little nervous at first but no problems and VERY helpful, thanks.

Originally Posted by MisterMoo

Like they say, everything is easy once you know how to do it. This grip never occurred to me; it has made all the difference in getting things right in the hollow on either side of my throat - a little nervous at first but no problems and VERY helpful, thanks.

I have the exact same issue. I'll have to try that grip out tonite. Happy shaving.

I tried the grip out. It worked great! I would have never thought of that. Thanks a lot.

Try doing final touchups with just water.

Originally Posted by bryanjenkins80

I tried the grip out. It worked great! I would have never thought of that. Thanks a lot.

Glad to hear it worked so well for you. One step closer to the perfect shave!

Try this grip for up strokes. Instead of holding the razor by the tang, grip it like this.

I tried this grip this morning and it made it much easier to shave S-N on my neck. Best shave so far (2 weeks in with str8). Thanks!

On your neck, try making the final pass/touchup without lather, water only. Stretch the dickens out your skin to avoid the adams apple. Works for me, maybe it will for you.