So after purchasing my first straight razors by a Gent on here in b&b... I decided to watch a YouTube video from geofatboy to learn on how to shave with a straight razor for the first time. Geofatboy stated you will need to learn straight shaving , which can take 100 shaves or so on how to Hone in the techuniqe. The way my shave went tonight, he ain't lying!!! The razor that is used is a 5/8" razor from solingen germany. I believe that the razor was shave ready so I shaved with it. When the The shave did not feel all that stellar. As I shaved with the grain, I felt the blade tugging on the hairs. This leads me to think that the razor may not be sharp. It will require stropping.
So I won't be exaggerating if I told you it took 6 to 8 passes with the grain to knock down the facial hair. And I found the razor difficult to hold, yet I managed with the shave. I needed at least 3 passes atg on the cheek area and maybe 4 to 6 passes on the neck area. When all is said and done, it is a miracle I did not cut myself on my first try. And after all this many passes, I still feel hair on the neck, chin, and fuzz on the cheeks. With my DE shaves, I get a much closer shave. I barely feel any fuzz on the neck area, and my cheeks are bbs.
I also acquired a dovo, a Derby, a couple of bokers and a couple of ralf aust straight razors which I will try soon. For now, I plan to strop the razor I used tonight with 25 laps both ways on the linen, then 50 laps on the leather to sharpen the blade.
What do you guys think?
I will need to strop it after tonights shave.
So I won't be exaggerating if I told you it took 6 to 8 passes with the grain to knock down the facial hair. And I found the razor difficult to hold, yet I managed with the shave. I needed at least 3 passes atg on the cheek area and maybe 4 to 6 passes on the neck area. When all is said and done, it is a miracle I did not cut myself on my first try. And after all this many passes, I still feel hair on the neck, chin, and fuzz on the cheeks. With my DE shaves, I get a much closer shave. I barely feel any fuzz on the neck area, and my cheeks are bbs.
I also acquired a dovo, a Derby, a couple of bokers and a couple of ralf aust straight razors which I will try soon. For now, I plan to strop the razor I used tonight with 25 laps both ways on the linen, then 50 laps on the leather to sharpen the blade.
What do you guys think?
I will need to strop it after tonights shave.
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