Wow, Dokken fans? I thought I was the only one! Actually, I'm more of a George Lynch fan. Anyway, back to our normal program. ::git
Razors have arrived. I do however need some help already. It seems no matter what angle or pressure I use, I just can't get anything cut. My left cheek is on fire, and feels like it was never shaven, even though I made 5 passes.
5 passes isnt good at all. Remember..let the weight of the razor do the work....make sure you dont press at all. 30 degrees is optimal. Did you strop before you shaved? How many blades did you get in the trial pass?
I tried with and without stropping. I tried pressure, I tried no pressure. Around the 30 degree mark I heard the almost whistle of the blade against my whiskers, but literally nothing was cut. I didn't even find stubble left overs on the razors (I tried both). I guess I need to keep practicing....
Bad to say..but during the stropping you might have rolled the edge. This is all i could think that happened causing your problem. Maybe someone else can chime in on this.
I did try them without stropping first, I honestly noticed on difference stropped or not... Maybe I need to learn to strop...
What happens is.......Go for a slow storpping motiong..pull the strop TIGHT...like dont let any bending occur......let the weight of the blade be the only pressure you apply during the stropping. If you accidently push down or what not.....bam....edge is ruined. It happens to everyone. I think my own blade is suffering from it atm.
Well, they probably needed stropping after they were shipped, Bobby. The strop just puts that final keenness on the edge. As far as technique, just make sure you pull the strop taut, so that it is flat like a carrier deck. Then lay the razor flat on the strop, both spine and edge always touching through the stroke. At the end of the stroke ("pulling" the razor so that the spine is the leading element), you roll the razor over on its back, and then "pull" the opposite direction. Always be sure the spine and edge are touching the strop through a stroke, and never sort of lift off the spine slightly at the end of a stroke. I hope this sounds even remotely coherent. (Issac beat me to it.)
Can you cut any hair from your arm??? Place the blade flat on the strop. Pull the strop Taut. drag the blade spine leading slow away from you. Just before you reach the end stop, roll the blade on its back and again making sure it is flat and keeping the strop taut, drag towards you. Before you reach the end stop roll blade os its back and repeat, slowly speed is not important here, technique is. Use just enough pressure to keep the blade on the strop. Raf
Sorry, Bobby. Didn't mean to bombard you all at once. I think you are in good hands with Raf and Issac.
