the quotation below says it all
moses said:The lawnmower thing is nice, but just doesn't work. Lawnmovers are like beard trimmers - they are designed to leave stubble. This analogy would only work if a safety razor were designed so that the blade was recessed behind the plane of the head and safety bar, so that it could never actually quite touch the skin. (hmm.... would this be what you really want for the Lerch method of beard reduction?).
Goosemeplease said:This has been an interesting thread...
If I make multiple passes with a non adjustable and on each successive pass I continue to reduce stubble who's theory would apply in this scenario?
Gatorade said:I really wish my camera was good enough to show you the gap when you have a Gillette on 1 and compare it to the gap on 9. A picture is worth a thousand words and at this rate I may be over that!
_C_ said:Excellent idea! My camera isn't all that great for macro photography either , although I thought I'd give it a whirl anyway. The picture below is of a gillette slim adjustable.
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Notice how the camera failed to pick up the blade when the exposure was set to 1 compared to the exposure set at 9...
GeeQue said:I was always under the impression that the adjustment was different for different faces and stubble. Once you determine what number works for you ...that's it.
If 3 works for your beard, then you should be able to get the best possible close shave for you at that setting...and so on.
I never thought of different adjustments for different stages of a shave. If blade exposure alone would be a determining factor or requiremnet for a close shave, then fixed blade razors as the Superspeed or the Merkur HD would be obsolete.
GeeQue said:I was always under the impression that the adjustment was different for different faces and stubble. Once you determine what number works for you ...that's it.
If 3 works for your beard, then you should be able to get the best possible close shave for you at that setting...and so on.
I never thought of different adjustments for different stages of a shave. If blade exposure alone would be a determining factor or requiremnet for a close shave, then fixed blade razors as the Superspeed or the Merkur HD would be obsolete.
GeeQue said:I was always under the impression that the adjustment was different for different faces and stubble. Once you determine what number works for you ...that's it.
If 3 works for your beard, then you should be able to get the best possible close shave for you at that setting...and so on.
I never thought of different adjustments for different stages of a shave. If blade exposure alone would be a determining factor or requiremnet for a close shave, then fixed blade razors as the Superspeed or the Merkur HD would be obsolete.