What did you learn from your last shave?
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Fumbling about.
The hysteresis effect. That's what it's called around here. Happens every day.
Happy shaves,
Jim
yeah do not want to mess with anything other than turn wrist use water
I just take it as part of the challenge where I am to make the soap work and I found some that do
There is a huge difference between Derby Extra and Derby Premium.
Premium is reliable for smooth sharp performance and a decent number of shaves. (I recently finished a 100 blade purchase)
Extra turns into a butcher extravaganza after shave 2.
Premium is reliable for smooth sharp performance and a decent number of shaves. (I recently finished a 100 blade purchase)
Extra turns into a butcher extravaganza after shave 2.
Don't give up on the blade !
A blade in OBIF'22 challenge gave two ok shaves after 14 splendid buttery smooth shaves. I gave up on it instead of evaluating the variables and improving.
Today I returned to the blade using proven products and under ideal conditions a fantastic 17th Shave!
Tallow tabac lather is tops for a great shave.
A blade in OBIF'22 challenge gave two ok shaves after 14 splendid buttery smooth shaves. I gave up on it instead of evaluating the variables and improving.
Today I returned to the blade using proven products and under ideal conditions a fantastic 17th Shave!
Tallow tabac lather is tops for a great shave.
My New LC is really a comfortable shave. Today went without blood and got a pretty good shave. Still in the learning curve, but it's getting flatter. Don't know how long I'll shave with it before I try another vintage razor, but I'll enjoy it a while longer'
I learned that the blade I've been using for the past 3 shaves is getting dull and I need to put in a new one.
Best things in the wet shaving hobby don't cost much.
The nickel plated all brass Fatip Piccolo open comb razor for 20 bucks in 2014 is the best value for money razor in my wet shaving journey. This is the Mark 1 version with greater blade exposure.
The Piccolo punches way above its price point and gives one of the best shaves equal to if not better than most other higher priced razors.
18th shave with my Super-Max Diamond Edge SP blade in this razor gave an effortless, smooth, close shave !
The nickel plated all brass Fatip Piccolo open comb razor for 20 bucks in 2014 is the best value for money razor in my wet shaving journey. This is the Mark 1 version with greater blade exposure.
The Piccolo punches way above its price point and gives one of the best shaves equal to if not better than most other higher priced razors.
18th shave with my Super-Max Diamond Edge SP blade in this razor gave an effortless, smooth, close shave !
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That a lot of you are correct about Nacets being the best blades ever made. It took me about a year but yup, found my blade. Thank you!
Experimenting with different blades in different razors can be an infinite journey.
Some razors shave nicely with about every blade, while some supposedly not so great blades start shining in certain razors.
-> sometimes thinking about geometry and rational explanations gets one nowhere when such miniscule differences matter. Shaving has quite a touch of a chaotic complex system. I think the chaotic element is the human applying the more easily analyzed razor.
And then you get a great shave with a supposedly not so great blade (Shark Super Stainless) and at other times fail when you are quite confident that you can predict that you will like this razor or blade/razor/soap combo or not.
Some razors shave nicely with about every blade, while some supposedly not so great blades start shining in certain razors.
-> sometimes thinking about geometry and rational explanations gets one nowhere when such miniscule differences matter. Shaving has quite a touch of a chaotic complex system. I think the chaotic element is the human applying the more easily analyzed razor.
And then you get a great shave with a supposedly not so great blade (Shark Super Stainless) and at other times fail when you are quite confident that you can predict that you will like this razor or blade/razor/soap combo or not.
I was bloodily reminded always to concentrate completely on what I am doing whilst handling a straight razor; drying off a kamisori post-shave with a cotton handkerchief, my mind was distracted by something else and, even though my 'muscle memory' is 'tuned' to dry with a stropping motion, I managed slightly to slice into the side a finger...
If there is a good side to this, you will only do it that one time, hope it wasn’t too bad
Amen to the shark blade
That after a year of wet shaving I realize the my lower neck just can't handle more than a WTG pass without getting some sort of redness or irritation.
Attempting a smooth neck results in major irritation. Must learn better techniques or just not try for a smooth shave in the neck area. Would much rather have a smooth neck.
Thank you. To paraphrase Monty Python's Black Knight - I've had worse; it was but a scratch, just a flesh wound.
Best shave ever from a Above The Tie "classic" H1 razor, riding the guard.
Shaves from the high blade exposure classic series plates now have less bite, give closer shaves and more predictable with steep angle shaving.
I guess the blade gets better support from the cap when riding the guard.
Shaves from the high blade exposure classic series plates now have less bite, give closer shaves and more predictable with steep angle shaving.
I guess the blade gets better support from the cap when riding the guard.
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