After 1.5 years of Wet Shaving, back to basica

[BrooklynSalt]

i recently acquired a few new razors, and all of them are different.

So I’m going back to thr basics to get the angle.

It’s a good primer for newbies

Blade Angle

 

[DocPapi]

The link you provided is a big help! I think I've been varying the angle too much, perhaps unconsciously trying to find the right position.

 

[Rhody]

Very helpful. I think i must have started around the same time as you or less. And i feel like i needed this basic info again i jumped back into my timeless 68 oc and had some blood due to bad form

 

[ajkel64]

It never hurts to go back to basics. A good reminder thanks @BrooklynSalt

 

[BrooklynSalt]

It never hurts to go back to basics. A good reminder thanks @BrooklynSalt

Now, if I can only learn to spell

 

[BrooklynSalt]

Very helpful. I think i must have started around the same time as you or less. And i feel like i needed this basic info again i jumped back into my timeless 68 oc and had some blood due to bad form

I jumped in recently after getting a pre-war Gillette Tech. Everyone claims it’s mild. It’s relatively mild (could be the Sputnik blade), but it’s not that dreamy, zero feel and lots of feedback shave I desire.

So I’m starting with the center if the cap, finding where i get the audible feedback and going from there and using an incredibly soft touch.

Not sure if was a blessing or not starting w a Rockwell 2c. That razor is so gentle

 

[Rhody]

I developed so many bad habits using a cart in still paying for.

 

[Clay S]

Excellent link. I was describing the rolling forward from the cap technique earlier today in a thread. I stumbled/intuited the method though, nice know it is findable, somewhere on the wiki though.

 

[BrooklynSalt]

I developed so many bad habits using a cart in still paying for.

+1. The guys here will get us sorted

 

[BigJ]

Technique is the key!!

 

[dmshaver]

Thanks for the reminder! Without proper technique, the shave is going to be brutal!