Am I doing it wrong?

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matt31

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I started using a straight a while back and enjoyed it but found that it 'juddered' while I was shaving (I have a very tough beard), so I started using a DE for a couple of reduction passes and using a straight as more of a 'finishing tool'.

I get great shaves, but cant help feeling that I am somehow doing it wrong as I read posts on here of people doing it the other way round, and using the DE to 'buff' the bits away.

Am I being an idiot or does it not really matter?

Matt
 
It should not be juddering unless your angle is wrong maybe, or a bit more prep. This is all asumming that your edge on the razor is fine and actually came to you shave ready and have not rolled it while stropping
 
+1..I agree with pedro :mrgreen:
If everything is in order..razor is honed right..stropped correctly..using green paste (optional) when need to re hone by an expert..and angles are correct (15-30 degrees) there shouldn't be any issue...also skin stretching is a big key to it..try getting some Alum block..very cheap..lasts forever...helps greatly..and works well for minor nicks n cuts

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pedro083 said:
It should not be juddering unless your angle is wrong maybe, or a bit more prep. This is all assuming that your edge on the razor is fine and actually came to you shave ready and have not rolled it while stropping
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Hi Matt! I´ll get back to you tonight, but we´ll try and figure this one out, if I can ... If you ever change your mind re the razor ... :D

Ohh, shouldn´t matter when you decide to use the straight, but maybe it´s easier for you to use the DE for that, since you´re most used to that and should get the cleanest result from it. On the other hand it´s very good practice to get rid of the last straws and find those areas that´re thetroublesome ones.
 
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