Second attempt at straight shave *Fail

[eaterofdog]

Haha I just powered through and cut the hell out of myself the first times. Looked like I stuck my face in a thresher.

 

[DCB2]

Definitely slow down and take your time. I'm only about 1 month in myself - it's an entire new skill to learn. I've found that my angle and pressure are much, much better than when I started.

 

[theycallmefix]

I kind of felt like I was cheating the first few times, but try moving your thumb onto the blade itself (where the hollow grind is).
This made things much easier for me, and as I got more fomfortable the thumb just sort of moved back towards the tang on its own.

The thumb seemed like it got in my way, but it provided a tactile register of where the blade actually was when I couldn't really see it.

It still took many shaves before I could stop using that styptic pencil thing, and I'm still getting used to it.
It gets easier every time. Stick with it.

 

[mastenp]

Well attempt 3 was last night with the same setup, Yeti Snot, B&B Boar brush, and my gold dollar straight. Used more water in the lather to make it slicker and had very little tugging. I found when I felt tugging I caught myself using my wrist and not locking it. In all a very successful shave. A little extra irritation this morning, but definitely going to keep working at it. Thanks to everyone for the tips.

 

[Coaster88]

Each time you do it you will pick up one or two things to either do the next time or to nix. It is a journey so don't get discouraged.

 

[Attila]

Each time you do it you will pick up one or two things to either do the next time or to nix. It is a journey so don't get discouraged.

+5 to this.