ATG Question

[thombrogan]

When it comes to the upper lip the trick is to hold the razor still while moving your face against the razor. That and of course a good shaving soap.

Thanks! I sometimes do that with safety razors. It lets me know with blood when my blade was dull or I didn’t soak my whiskers well enough.

(1) good with ATG & ATG cleanup only.....with me WTG is just a formality. will have to shave more like this to make an informed decision. if history is any indicator....it will become a thing.

Yowza! I hope to follow in your footsteps again. On purpose this time. It’d be nicer to grab $130 worth of Japanese straight razors than $130 worth of Japanese Schick AC blades if this is a worthwhile way of stubble slaying. Even if I have to use non-ATG passes with a straight razor or buy a 10-15 year supply of AC blades at once, it’s not so bad, either.

(2) don't have the answer to that one. I can only reflect that its good to be a "on the young side" grandparent. it comes well recommended.

Thank you. I’m only on the young side of older parents. I just remember that seeing my future father-in-law and one of his brothers cleaning AK-M rifles at breakfast one planned morning didn’t stop me.

But the ATG-only straight razor shaving being possible sounds nice!

 

[macintoshBR]

I do a single pass ATG on my neck every single time. Actually, my hair grows in every possible direction on my neck so I just go south-to-north one time and get everything cleaned up quickly, it is WTG/ATG/XTG depending on the neck region. Works great for me

 

[ajduplessis]

I end every shave with ATG pass on my chin, lip, neck and cheeks. Holding the blade whilst moving your face is the best IMO, I watched Jarrod (TSS) doing this and thought I'd give it a go. This works partculary well on the difficult and tough areas such as chin and upper lip (fool's pass). Once the penny drops there is no turning back...

 

[thombrogan]

I watched Jarrod (TSS) doing this and thought I'd give it a go.

I don‘t know who that is, I’m sorry. Tried googling and saw someone thank him for help sharpening on an Arky, but not a direct source. What does TSS mean? My acronym translations quickly get outlandish. Thanks

 

[ajduplessis]

Jarrod is the owner of The Superior Shave

 

[thombrogan]

Thank you! My brain started at guessing “The Sharper Shave” and stalled out

 

[thombrogan]

Saw a bit of what you mentioned here:

 

[MurderousCrow]

Dear Straight Razor and Shavette users,

Do any of you ever use your steely edges to trim whiskers in ATG-only shaves?

Thanks kindly

I go ATG routinely on my scalp with my Feather shavettes and straights. I start from the neck working outwards one side at a time; due to the ergonomics of holding a SR and the grain changes, strokes evolve into a kind of ATG / XTG hybrid as I progress round the side of the head, and I need to switch angle a bit from pass to pass to get BBS. Single pass? I'm not quite there I admit. Sliiiiiick lather helps.

On my face (I have a goatee so cheeks only) I can comfortably go ATG in one pass, but tend not to unless I need to look particularly smart for the whole day. I generally don't need to worry about a slight 5 o'clock shadow so don't bother: WTG/XTG is faster and a little less hassle.

I think you're right in that an uncluttered blade facilitates the shave - somewhat - but find this is offset by the amount of razor angle change needed in a single pass. After more than 18m of doing head shaves with an SR, I am still not as confident or as fast as I am with my RR Hawk. Definitely a more rewarding and meditative process though.

 

[thombrogan]

Thanks, @MurderousCrow

Funny you should mention the RR Hawk. If replacement Prolines weren’t either too costly or too unwieldy for a decent price ($12.10-$13.50 pack if buying 10 packs at once and $$$ otherwise), I doubt I’d be asking.

 

[MurderousCrow]

Thanks, @MurderousCrow

Funny you should mention the RR Hawk. If replacement Prolines weren’t either too costly or too unwieldy for a decent price ($12.10-$13.50 pack if buying 10 packs at once and $$$ otherwise), I doubt I’d be asking.

Just a thought - I find AC blades to last really well. I've never really used DE razors / DE shavettes, but I imagine this offsets the outlay a fair bit. I get about 8-10 shaves from a Pro Super blade, and about 12-15 from a standard sized blade like the Proline.

Have a good look around on Google - if you're in the States, Prolines are available in 30 packs for less than 25 dollars.

 

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

The only time I tried a single pass ATG shave was in the evening after having already shaved that morning. My experience so far confirms that it's all about beard reduction with each pass playing a part.

I totally agree with the beard reduction. Personally I’d rather need a shave than have a rushed single pass


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[thombrogan]

It’s not a hurry thing. It’s just my favorite way of shaving with safety razors, so I was hoping it’d be something that may be done with straights or shavettes.

 

[Eben Stone]

good with ATG & ATG cleanup only.....with me WTG is just a formality.

I need goals. Any special instructions or advice?

 

[Eben Stone]

It’s not a hurry thing. It’s just my favorite way of shaving with safety razors, so I was hoping it’d be something that may be done with straights or shavettes.

Hey @thombrogan

Any success with the SR first pass ATG?

 

[thombrogan]

Haven’t tried in ages. So many toys to drag over the stubble, so little time.