Yes, another slant thread. And fittingly so, Happy Groundhog Day!
Yesterday my Merkur 39C finally arrived at my door, and my first shave was a great success! No irritation, and with 3 days growth my stubborn chin area was cleaned up in 3 passes (with minor touch ups). However, Now that I'm done and looking at the razor, I have kind of a stupid question. Perhaps I'm overanalyzing, but I'm just trying to get the most out of this piece of kit.
When holding the razor to your face, should the safety bar (comb) be perpendicular to the stroke or angled? It looks to me that if you twist the razor so the comb is perpendicular to the stroke, then you are getting similar cutting action to any other standard DE. Please share your thoughts.
Yesterday my Merkur 39C finally arrived at my door, and my first shave was a great success! No irritation, and with 3 days growth my stubborn chin area was cleaned up in 3 passes (with minor touch ups). However, Now that I'm done and looking at the razor, I have kind of a stupid question. Perhaps I'm overanalyzing, but I'm just trying to get the most out of this piece of kit.
When holding the razor to your face, should the safety bar (comb) be perpendicular to the stroke or angled? It looks to me that if you twist the razor so the comb is perpendicular to the stroke, then you are getting similar cutting action to any other standard DE. Please share your thoughts.
