Ern or the Duck?
- Thread starter HardLight
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JamieM
Extreme sharpness is ephemeral!
If this is your first straight razor shave, I would advise you to complete the most difficult parts of the shave with your DE razor, starting with the sideburns all the way to your jawline, and maybe from your bottom lip to your chin, the rest with a DE, try and think about your angle, try and keep the spine pretty close to your face.
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HardLight
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Definitely have that in mind. I know if will take time to get it down. I will more than likely shave in the evening when I am not pressed for time. I do have a goatee so the upper lip and chin are safe.
Yes, taking your time is a very good idea as is allowing 3 months of shaving every day with a SR to become decently proficient with one.
You may also consider not stropping before your first shave to see what a shave read edge feels like. Strop on your second shave and if it the edge feels as good as with the first shave you will know your stropping did the edge no harm. Should the edge feel noticeably worse after stropping you will know you have to improve your stropping technique.
You could also just lather the area you intend to immediately shave so the lather does not dry out on the rest of you face.
Bob
HardLight
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Nope, hasn't seen a strop--not till after the first shave. Heeding the above advice--I have seen in multiple places. As idiotic as it may sound, I may strop on a flat surface as to not roll the edge. I'll eventually go to hanging. I use a strop quite often, 99% of the time its a treated strop or my practice strop on a flat surface that has yielded intended results. My big boy strop and linen hasn't seen any action yet.
Thanks for the insight, Bob!
Thanks for the insight, Bob!
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