Excellent--I want to echo those who applauded this post. It really helped me to realize that the blade is cutting through the hair, not scraping the face. Thanks
Blade Angle - some help for newbies
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This is critically important. Thanks for the photos.
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Been a while since I've been on B&B, thanks for all the kind comments, I'm glad it's proving useful.
Wow! Thanks for the pictures. That really helps to illustrate blade angle.
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Thought I would give this another bump--it was linked elsewhere yesterday and I found it tremendously helpful. I realized I was at about a #5 scrape, so today I focused on maintaining a #6 glide. Couldn't believe the difference in comfort during the shave and lack of irritation afterward. I need lots more practice to commit the angle to muscle memory, but my technique has taken a big step forward! Thanks!
I added a link for this thread in the FAQ in Wiki...
Excellent article! Really helps seeing these pics.
I have always been unable to go XTG on my neck, always getting nicks in that area, and and then when I saw this thread, I realized that I was probably not even aware of the blade angle I was using. At least not as much as I should have been. Now I'm better able to shave this area and feel more confident about mapping out the various directions of growth that I have there.
Many thanks!
I have always been unable to go XTG on my neck, always getting nicks in that area, and and then when I saw this thread, I realized that I was probably not even aware of the blade angle I was using. At least not as much as I should have been. Now I'm better able to shave this area and feel more confident about mapping out the various directions of growth that I have there.
Many thanks!
Available by clicking on FAQ in the top menu and going to the blade angle problem...
http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/FAQ#Blade_Angle
http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/FAQ#Blade_Angle
This was a great post. Thanks for going to the trouble.
Thanks doesnotcompute so much.
The photographic approach was just the thing I needed. Those are really nice photos too. Well done.
I have to say that the majority of time that I used this razor, (Long Handled Classic), left my skin clearly irritated, mostly because it was extremely difficult to find the proper angle, even with "a B&B 'education'"
Until this morning.
Like moses/Mo who you may or may not have "known," said to a new member here:
I know you don't want to hear this, but I think it's your technique.
The photographic approach was just the thing I needed. Those are really nice photos too. Well done.
I have to say that the majority of time that I used this razor, (Long Handled Classic), left my skin clearly irritated, mostly because it was extremely difficult to find the proper angle, even with "a B&B 'education'"
Until this morning.
Like moses/Mo who you may or may not have "known," said to a new member here:
I know you don't want to hear this, but I think it's your technique.
I suggest going the other way. When you are skating the razor along on the dome, the safety bar is not in contact with your skin. The razor's edge is leading.
Starting with the safety bar in contact, when you do reach the angle where the blade cuts whiskers, the safety bar is leading, and the blade edge is trailing. This keeps the skin between the safety bar and the blade edge flat. I think you have more control that way.
you said the photos are not the best? they illustrate the point PERFECTLY! nice job even w/o the trippid
Hello
. That´s the only correct way to put the razor to / on the dkin because the savety bar was constrcted for. The razor head shoukd never come on the skin because so it can trag ...
Excuse my bad english - i´m a german
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Andreas
Hello
That´s the only correct way to put the razor to / on the dkin because the savety bar was constrcted for. The razor head shoukd never come on the skin because so it can trag ...
Excuse my bad english - i´m a german
Regards
Andreas
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Thank you for the welcome.
It even surprised me the Mantic in a video with the plane should first put on the lid and then lower the handle to the bottom - that would, for Ex. adjustable safety razor ineffective in its effect because the foam edge always in the air would be ...
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Andreas
Thank you for the welcome.
It even surprised me the Mantic in a video with the plane should first put on the lid and then lower the handle to the bottom - that would, for Ex. adjustable safety razor ineffective in its effect because the foam edge always in the air would be ...
MfG
Andreas
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