I have recently shaved off the beard that has been on for more than thirty years. I trimmed with an M3 and all was well. I returned to wet shaving and bought a 34c and subsequently purchased other razors because I thought the 34c and the others were possibly defective.
Here's the deal: with the M3 and also a BIC disposable, I can test these razors on my arm and dry shave the hair from my forearmm no sweat. When I try a number of blades (Feather, Astra, Wilkinson, BIC, 7 o'c, and others in several of my recently purchased DE razors, I am unable to shave any hair from my forearm. It's as though there is no blade in the razor and feels exactly the same as trying to shave without a blade, even with some pressure applied. Ultimately, I went to a Futur and a Slant (37c) to get any kind of a decent shave.
At first thought, I was thinking that I was tightening the razor's head a little too much. I am pretty gentle with the hardware as I am aware that the razors are cast from pot metal and I don't want to separate the shaft from the head so I just snug the head home and don't stress the razor.
I measured the blades and they seem to be close to spec and I chose those with the greatest width dimension. I can leave the head on the loosish side (not completely tightened) but that alters the geometry and causes a lot of irritation because of the change in blade angle.
I have several nice razors that I would like to use but if I load them normally they simply don't cut. The Slant works but feels mild (not a very close shave and the Futur on 2 does the job quite nicely.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong or is it simply these razors are too mild for my skin and beard?
Particulars: Proraso Green after shower prep. Two passes: WTG/XTG.
Thanks in advance,
Here's the deal: with the M3 and also a BIC disposable, I can test these razors on my arm and dry shave the hair from my forearmm no sweat. When I try a number of blades (Feather, Astra, Wilkinson, BIC, 7 o'c, and others in several of my recently purchased DE razors, I am unable to shave any hair from my forearm. It's as though there is no blade in the razor and feels exactly the same as trying to shave without a blade, even with some pressure applied. Ultimately, I went to a Futur and a Slant (37c) to get any kind of a decent shave.
At first thought, I was thinking that I was tightening the razor's head a little too much. I am pretty gentle with the hardware as I am aware that the razors are cast from pot metal and I don't want to separate the shaft from the head so I just snug the head home and don't stress the razor.
I measured the blades and they seem to be close to spec and I chose those with the greatest width dimension. I can leave the head on the loosish side (not completely tightened) but that alters the geometry and causes a lot of irritation because of the change in blade angle.
I have several nice razors that I would like to use but if I load them normally they simply don't cut. The Slant works but feels mild (not a very close shave and the Futur on 2 does the job quite nicely.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong or is it simply these razors are too mild for my skin and beard?
Particulars: Proraso Green after shower prep. Two passes: WTG/XTG.
Thanks in advance,
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