- Joined
- Sunday February 21, 2010
Received my vintage 6/8 Air Brand straight & a starter strop from Neil this morning, and have just finished my first straight shave.
I learned a few things:
(1) the toe has a very sharp edge, so you must be careful when shaving the sideburn area to avoid slicing into your ear. Ouch! Cut no.1
(2) The toe catches and cuts quite easily when you're shaving and it's near the face. Take care to keep it off the face! Ouch - a few wee nicks.
(3) I shouldn't have changed hands and tried to shave left-handed. Ouch!!! Inch-long cut, thankfully just a very shallow surface one.
(4) I need to practive getting the angle consistently correct.
(5) I got a lovely shave - once I got the angle spot on, it was as close as my DEs.
(6) Stropping isn't quite as straightforward as it looks in YouTube videos, and I must be careful not to hit the metal around the lanyard hole (which I nearly did a few times)
Overall, I'm quite pleased that it went well without any serious damage and that I got a great shave first time out. My one question is this: do you all change hands when you use a straight, or if you can manage to get to all areas of your face safely without doing it, is that OK?
I learned a few things:
(1) the toe has a very sharp edge, so you must be careful when shaving the sideburn area to avoid slicing into your ear. Ouch! Cut no.1
(2) The toe catches and cuts quite easily when you're shaving and it's near the face. Take care to keep it off the face! Ouch - a few wee nicks.
(3) I shouldn't have changed hands and tried to shave left-handed. Ouch!!! Inch-long cut, thankfully just a very shallow surface one.
(4) I need to practive getting the angle consistently correct.
(5) I got a lovely shave - once I got the angle spot on, it was as close as my DEs.
(6) Stropping isn't quite as straightforward as it looks in YouTube videos, and I must be careful not to hit the metal around the lanyard hole (which I nearly did a few times)
Overall, I'm quite pleased that it went well without any serious damage and that I got a great shave first time out. My one question is this: do you all change hands when you use a straight, or if you can manage to get to all areas of your face safely without doing it, is that OK?