Canuck said:It's pretty simple to use, in short: Forget the actual angle you use now and adapt your technique to a much shallower one.
Hold the razor so that the top cap only is touching the skin, with the blade flat or parallel to your face, (handle at 90 degrees to the face) then rotate it slightly so that the blade only just touches skin, that's about the right angle.
I think standard DE shaving needs somewhere around a 30-40 degree angle, an R41 needs probably 15-20 degrees... too sharp an angle of attack is what gets those people on YouTube all sore and bloody. The top cap is quite flat so what you get is a very big exposure of very straight (as opposed to curved) blade, it's been described as the closest thing to shaving with a shavette or straight with a handle fitted.
Finally make sure your lather and prep are good, and it'll all be fine; You'll get rid of 3 days of stubble in one easy pass, then you just need some careful touch ups. It's a seriously good fun razor.
I'd persevere for a bit longer, It will be worth it in the long runAdam D said:Last Sunday I managed one and a half passes and had to finish my shave off with my 34C HD as I could not get on well around my Adam's apple area.
I may give it one more and see how I get on with it before trying to sell it on.
I know that some people get on well with it, but I didn't and IMO DE shaving should be enjoyable and not something where I am worried about nicking myself.
It's a shame really as the rest of the shave was lovely and close.
antdad said:When you're done try an SE, they allow the blade to be held at a similarly shallow angle but are actually designed for that purpose.
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