Hey
I am relativley new to using a straight razor, been doing a wtg and xtg in parts for the past 15 or so shaves. Tonight I had ago at atg. I stropped the razor again before the atg pass, and proceeded on the cheeks when skin pulled tight it went well, no skips or digs. But I have a real problem area, it is at the base of the neck for the atg, no matter how much I pull the skin in the opposite direction it does not feel like it is enough to get the razor to glide smoothly (getting skips and the occassional dig in). Angling the razor spine closer to the skin helped a little with this. I just wondered if there was any tips or tricks regarding stretching the skin in the area of the neck. I might try and dry off a bit of the lather to get a good hold for the strecth. not sure if this is entirley the problem though.
Razor I believe is sharp enough to perform the atg, was provided sharp & shave ready by martin at rasurpur.de. It slices through hair on a wtg pass very smoothly. All advise welcome.
Thanks
Rob
I am relativley new to using a straight razor, been doing a wtg and xtg in parts for the past 15 or so shaves. Tonight I had ago at atg. I stropped the razor again before the atg pass, and proceeded on the cheeks when skin pulled tight it went well, no skips or digs. But I have a real problem area, it is at the base of the neck for the atg, no matter how much I pull the skin in the opposite direction it does not feel like it is enough to get the razor to glide smoothly (getting skips and the occassional dig in). Angling the razor spine closer to the skin helped a little with this. I just wondered if there was any tips or tricks regarding stretching the skin in the area of the neck. I might try and dry off a bit of the lather to get a good hold for the strecth. not sure if this is entirley the problem though.
Razor I believe is sharp enough to perform the atg, was provided sharp & shave ready by martin at rasurpur.de. It slices through hair on a wtg pass very smoothly. All advise welcome.
Thanks
Rob