Arrowhead said:Treat yourself, PigCat - it'll be cheaper than that all stainless Tech clone you were musing about the other day at any rate.
Arrowhead said:Surely there's scope for a little subterfuge, PC?
Intercepting the package marked "The Strop Shop" at the crack of dawn; clandestine shaving sessions followed by appreciative comments on how you seem to be even smoother faced than usual; inventive explanations for the lumps of exotic rock which keep appearing on the draining board; cultivating the arcane ninja technique of silent stropping. Could be quite an adventure.
lagaffe said: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
I started out with a round point so you must have a square or spike point. I prefer these over the round point
(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.
Only shaved the sideburns and down the cheeks
(3) I shouldn't have changed hands and tried to shave left-handed. Ouch!!! Inch-long cut, thankfully just a very shallow surface one.
I use either
(4) I need to practive getting the angle consistently correct.
Even though it's supposed to be 30 degree for WTG-with the grain, 15 XTG-across the grain and 5 for ATG-against the grain all that you have to keep in mind is so long as it's near those numbers you're ok. I'm no mathematician and am sure my WTG shaves are 30 or less. I try not to think about it too much.
(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?
Pig Cat said:I suppose there must be a different technique altogether to straights.
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