Great phote and gear. Always enjoy your pictures.

I make shaving faces and stretch the skin in my trouble spots. Otherwise I don't bother. Like most things if you are having trouble getting a close shave, give it a try. If you're happy with the shaves now then I wouldn't worry much about it.

Great shave Robert.

Thank you, Danny.

Very nice setup Brian. Safe travels too.

Thanks, Clint.

I have always stretched even when I used a cart. It was one of those things that I learned from my father. The amount of stretch does change from one razor to another.

You are a young guy compared to some of us. A big part of the need to stretch is the loss of elasticity as you age. Rather that tight, the skin can hang in folds that become wrinkles. "Making Shaving Faces" may be sufficient to make a DE perform for you. It's the opposite to how most cartridge shavers do it - mashing the razor against the skin in an attempt to make blade contact. That Fat Boy has plenty of blade exposure if you provide it with stubble it can reach.

One guys BBS might be another's SAS. The whole reason for this conversation is to offer procedures that can improve results. You try some things. If they help keep doing them.

Straight shavers especially. Shavettes, too. Flattening out the skin allows the open blade to make a pass without catching meat. Once the habit of stretching becomes second nature using it for DE or other razors improves results so the technique becomes habit.

Nice picture, Robert!

Awesome photos and shave reports today Gentlemen!

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Thank you, Andrew!

Thanks Andrew!

SOTN February 18th


EDRIO #24 RazoRock Mentor
Schick Platinum Plus (2)
Stirling Boar (24mm, Frigate Class)
TFS Mastro Miche
Baxter of California ASB

I was in desperate need of removing four days of beard growth last night before bed. So I went for a quick two pass shave after my shower. Soused the TFS Soap while showing and then had a quick load and face lather with the Stirling Boar. The RazoRock Mentor is about equivalent to 8 or 9 on a Fatboy so a two pass Wtg/Atg left me setup nicely in DFS territory.

The scent profile of Mastro Miche is quite long and I don't pick up any of it. What I do get is vetiver and oak moss. Performance is good enough to get the job done. This is one soap that I will be moving out of my den before long I think. Have a great day my friends!

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Nice necessity shave, Andrew!
@Moose, This is an example of a situation that I mentioned to you earlier when a DFS is just fine. Thanks Andrew for inadvertently helping me point this out to Moose.

No single edge today?

I did mostly "shave faces" when using a DE, however with a straight, I have adopted the practice. I think you can get away with it with a double-edge, but fuggetaboutit (sic) with a straight.

Thanks Joe!

Nope, this week's theme will be RazoRock razors.

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Good afternoon everyone! I wasn't going to shave today, but I am going to a ladyfriend's house for a homecooked meal at 5 pm, so I wanted to look presentable. I decided to use my VDH tto razor, my Rockwell brush and Stirling Sandalwood soap. @Moose, I only did one pass to get a near BBS shave and ended it right there. Yes, I could have gone for the baby smooth shave, but I felt I didn't need to today. I only needed one pass because yesterday I straight shaved and really could get away with 2 days in between shaves, instead of one. Finished with Pinaud Clubman AS. This is my example of choosing what I want to accomplish for the shave. Again, don't worry about what others do with their shave. Your shave ability and the sense of what type of shave is needed will improve with experience. Have a great afternoon everybody!

Thank you, Andrew!

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