Straight advice you wish you'd been given

[Fergiebilly]

 

[Ben Hunt]

Looking good I've got a new wedge with a smile I'm itching to try.I like what fergiebilly Billie said to me slowly slowly catches the monkey.sammy.

I think the original is "slowly slowly catchee monkey"

 

[Ben Hunt]

That's awful!

One piece of advice I actually did get but which I think is useful is to practice stropping with a butter knife for a while to get the motor movement established before doing it with an actual SR.

 

[Ben Hunt]

Remember that your razor will stay sharp longer once it has tasted its users blood.
But on the negative, once a blade has tasted blood it will always hunger for more.
Good luck.

Also, one shouldn't close a SR without feeding it at least a little bit of blood.

 

[JohnnyO]

As you feel more confident, keep the heel of the blade close to the skin ! Don't let it creep up !

JohnnyO. o/

 

[Fergiebilly]

As you feel more confident, keep the heel of the blade close to the skin ! Don't let it creep up !

JohnnyO. o/

Heel on the Face..Yeah That..

Billy

 

[Tony.T]

 

[Ben Hunt]

Heel on the Face..Yeah That..

Billy

That heel looks like it's creeping up.

 

[tok]

Not really advice I wish I would have been given but more advice I wish I would have taken more notice off. For some reason I rushed into buying a strop. In London barbers shops they are not cheap so purchased a good one but a narrow.(1.75") I thought I would learn to use it, I since then got a 3" strop and for a newbie this is definitely the way to go. It was so much easier and really think I rounded/dulled my first blade not using the narrow strop the proper way. An expensive lesson learned. By the way I have a narrow strop to sell

 

[EdBrice]

The key is really good prep,shave after a shower,lather up using a really good soap tabac is excellent and apply a small towel or face cloth soaked in the hottest water your face can take,leave it there for a couple of minutes until your whiskers feel silky soft then apply your lather and shave,by doing this your shave will be more comfortable and your razors edge will last longer.Also don't forget to wash your blade off & dry with toilet tissue,even the smallest amount of moisture on a blade will rust it.

 

[dowsing]

2nd straight razor attempt
Prep wash face and rub in Tabac shave stick, leave for a good 5 minutes or so
Tabac shave stick
Razor rock Monster brush
6/8 Joseph Rodgers wedge
Cut neck, earlobe
Lots of witch hazel and alum to stem the bleeding!

 

[Fergiebilly]

2nd straight razor attempt
Prep wash face and rub in Tabac shave stick, leave for a good 5 minutes or so
Tabac shave stick
Razor rock Monster brush
6/8 Joseph Rodgers wedge
Cut neck, earlobe
Lots of witch hazel and alum to stem the bleeding!

Its Got a Nice Keen Edge then..

Billy

 

[Johnus]

The next one that you buy usually doesn't shave any different than your last[emoji33].


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Jack Sales]

Good for you pal.Keep at it

 

[Blademonkey]

The key is really good prep,shave after a shower,lather up using a really good soap tabac is excellent and apply a small towel or face cloth soaked in the hottest water your face can take,leave it there for a couple of minutes until your whiskers feel silky soft then apply your lather and shave,by doing this your shave will be more comfortable and your razors edge will last longer.Also don't forget to wash your blade off & dry with toilet tissue,even the smallest amount of moisture on a blade will rust it.

Good advice which works whatever you use to shave

 

[Jack Sales]

2nd straight razor attempt
Prep wash face and rub in Tabac shave stick, leave for a good 5 minutes or so
Tabac shave stick
Razor rock Monster brush
6/8 Joseph Rodgers wedge
Cut neck, earlobe
Lots of witch hazel and alum to stem the bleeding!

How's it going using the wedge? My favourite style razors.