Lefonque
Even more clueless than you
I used a SR for years but after a stroke I was not comfortable So I switched to DE
Congratulations, @ctr !
hahahaha I could see me doing that out of habit to and yeah bet it would not end up to wellI would do something stupid like drop a straight and try to catch it.
...Then just drop down to 0.1μm hanging balsa after each shave. Your SR should then never need to touch a rock or film again.
I have a couple of DE razors but rarely use them. My main reasons are:
What's your excuse(s)?
- I'm scared to shave with a razor where I can't see the blade's edge on my face.
- I'm scared that I might cut myself when changing out the blade.
- Because I can't see the blade, I have trouble getting the blade angle right.
A 0.1μm diamond pasted balsa strop mounted on a stiff lightweight substrate. You hold this balsa strop at one end between the thumb and one of your fingers of your non-dominant hand, allowing the strop to hang down.Hanging balsa?
A 0.1μm diamond pasted balsa strop mounted on a stiff lightweight substrate. You hold this balsa strop at one end between the thumb and one of your fingers of your non-dominant hand, allowing the strop to hang down.
With your dominant hand, you hold your SR and lap the edge vertically up and down on the diamond pasted face of the balsa strop. The purpose of this is to strop with even less pressure than the weight of the blade.
If this is done for about 50 to 60 laps as edge maintenance after each shave with a shave-ready edge, that blade need never touch a stone/film again.
Thicc balsa lapped flat with a thinner than thin layer of sub-micron diamond paste/suspension/spray.
You mean your DE technique is not good? If you use a DE properly there is no razor burn.Because I "pledged" to use a straight razor in another thread "why don't you use a straight Razor" and of not an SR, I prefer a single edge razor (Gem blade). I am not averse to using a DE as I have a huge collection of modern and vintage, but will use them from time to time, but always regret not using an SR or an SE instead when I use the Alum block post shave and experience that dreaded razor burn
Safety razors are swimming in an indoor pool with water wings and chlorine.
Straights are skinny-dipping in the ocean.
Ivr been de shaving since 2008 and don't push for bbs. So bad technique is pretty much ruled out. The quality of shave I have with some.DEs do give razor burn due to variety of geometry or shave angle or blade rigidity issues.You mean your DE technique is not good? If you use a DE properly there is no razor burn.