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    Default I just discovered the guillotine stoke!

    I've been having some trouble with the sideways neck growth and found out about the guillotine stroke. Supposedly it slices the hair more efficiently. I also found out the hard way tonight exactly how sharp my razors are. I made a nice slice into my chin and had to "cut" my shave short to stop the bleeding. So I went back a little later and tried again for a neck pass. Slowly and carefully I performed the correct guillotine stroke and it actually took out those pesky neck hairs. I think I'll wait a few days for my chin to heal before I shave again.

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    I think I was straight shaving a year before I finally got it but what a great stroke it is. As you say, take it easy until you really get the feel for it. No pressure is a given IMO.

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    I honestly can't remember any "ah-ha" moment when I stumbled across it for the first time, but I do remember thinking that a heel or toe leading stroke seemed to work much better than a straight cut. Then I found out it was called the guillotine stroke and I didn't feel so original after all

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    Default I just discovered the guillotine stoke!

    You're right - it's a great technique! If it weren't for the encouragement from reading about the guillotine stroke from several fellows here on SRP, I probably wouldn't have tried using it. I'm so glad that I did.
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    So there is a name for it ? I been calling it " just another lucky pass."
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    Default I just discovered the guillotine stoke!

    Anyone care to help me understand this stroke? Perhaps a video?

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    Quote Originally Posted by unit View Post
    Anyone care to help me understand this stroke? Perhaps a video?
    Like when you slice a tomato as opposed to chopping an onion. Or as applied to whiskers instead of a straight on attack a slight slicing motion gliding over the stretched skin and slicing the whiskers off rather than chopping them head on. If that makes any sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    Like when you slice a tomato as opposed to chopping an onion. Or as applied to whiskers instead of a straight on attack a slight slicing motion gliding over the stretched skin and slicing the whiskers off rather than chopping them head on. If that makes any sense.
    Yup! I thought that was called sithing strokes. Basically you impart a slight draw or push to your stroke?

    I need to figure a stroke to get the odd-angle-growth hairs in the depressions on either side of my esophagus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by unit View Post
    Anyone care to help me understand this stroke? Perhaps a video?
    Here you go.

    Shaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki

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    Quote Originally Posted by unit View Post
    Yup! I thought that was called sithing strokes. Basically you impart a slight draw or push to your stroke?

    I need to figure a stroke to get the odd-angle-growth hairs in the depressions on either side of my esophagus.
    I have the hollows on either side and what I found was (i am a right handed shaver) I pull my right side of the neck to the right to flatten the area out and oddly I need to pull the left side to the right too. Pulling across my wind pipe. I tried pulling my left side to the left and it didn't get it but going to the right did. A matter of figuring out the best stretch to flatten it out and get rd of the hollow.

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