Arrowhead said:The way it generally goes is that the first shave isn't too bad - a bit cor blimey but not much if any blood. Some time during the first week or so the razor will give you a little warning not to get cocky, and it'll do that every once in a while whenever you need it. It's part of the deal and nothing to worry about because you'll soon get the hang of stopping the razor dead when something is going wrong. The one to watch out for is the slicing action - save that for later.
Give it a month, maybe two, and your efforts will start to pay off; after a year you'll impress yourself.
Helveticum said:Hi gentlemen. I got a straight from Taz (Solingen Silberstahl), but can't quite get on with it - it just seems to be not sharp enough to handle the stubble - ok job on the cheeks and most of the neck, but really gets stuck on the chinThat compared to an effortless glide of my NEW (and currently slant) doesn't add any enthusiasm. Any suggestions?
P.S. no cuts, no irritation either. Maybe it is just a bit blunt?
Mikael said:Helveticum said:Hi gentlemen. I got a straight from Taz (Solingen Silberstahl), but can't quite get on with it - it just seems to be not sharp enough to handle the stubble - ok job on the cheeks and most of the neck, but really gets stuck on the chinThat compared to an effortless glide of my NEW (and currently slant) doesn't add any enthusiasm. Any suggestions?
P.S. no cuts, no irritation either. Maybe it is just a bit blunt?
Silver steel blades can be hard to hone, so it could be it never was sharp enough ...
Helveticum said:Hi gentlemen. I got a straight from Taz (Solingen Silberstahl), but can't quite get on with it - it just seems to be not sharp enough to handle the stubble - ok job on the cheeks and most of the neck, but really gets stuck on the chinThat compared to an effortless glide of my NEW (and currently slant) doesn't add any enthusiasm. Any suggestions?
P.S. no cuts, no irritation either. Maybe it is just a bit blunt?
Helveticum said:Hi gentlemen. I got a straight from Taz (Solingen Silberstahl), but can't quite get on with it - it just seems to be not sharp enough to handle the stubble - ok job on the cheeks and most of the neck, but really gets stuck on the chinThat compared to an effortless glide of my NEW (and currently slant) doesn't add any enthusiasm. Any suggestions?
P.S. no cuts, no irritation either. Maybe it is just a bit blunt?
Pig Cat said:The chin is a tricky place to shave. It takes some time to get used to keeping a decent blade angle as you move it round the curve of the chin. If you're not getting cut that's a good start, and given time you should find you get there. So the problem could be technique, or a dulled blade, or both.
Helveticum said:Pig Cat said:The chin is a tricky place to shave. It takes some time to get used to keeping a decent blade angle as you move it round the curve of the chin. If you're not getting cut that's a good start, and given time you should find you get there. So the problem could be technique, or a dulled blade, or both.
Hi mate, to put it into perspective - it's probably of the same level of sharpness than the one I got from you back then, maybe just a tad sharper (maybe not). But I don't know about the angle - kinda tried a few
Helveticum said:Pig Cat said:The chin is a tricky place to shave. It takes some time to get used to keeping a decent blade angle as you move it round the curve of the chin. If you're not getting cut that's a good start, and given time you should find you get there. So the problem could be technique, or a dulled blade, or both.
Hi mate, to put it into perspective - it's probably of the same level of sharpness than the one I got from you back then, maybe just a tad sharper (maybe not). But I don't know about the angle - kinda tried a few
tazz said:if you have a strop or some balsa wood with crox on it give it a few light passes on it try 5 or so and go from there or some light passes on some news paper it all ways brings my edges back to par with a wicked edge
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