Thread: Dry coupe de maitre .....merde

So, I still haven't had the chance to send off my first questionable razor.

For two nights in a row, while watching TV, I was able to successfully perform a "coupe de maitre" dry by feel.

Pretty happy about that.

Anybody else shave by feel only, no sight?

Ummm, no. And not planning to, either :-)

Not until the day I'm diagnosed with degenerative eye disease

Originally Posted by Headcrowny

Ummm, no. And not planning to, either :-)

Well, see. I've wet shaved for years with cartridges in the shower by "feel", wtg, xtg, atg. I know its not saying much as its a cartridge, but going by feel for a while.

I've felt fine doing dry passes here and there while watching TV. All good. Not sayin' as a boast, just saying I have the thing sitting in front of me in my usual seat.

Edit: I'm uneasy that I can't "Like" Ryan82's post. Awkward.

Originally Posted by Siguy

I'm uneasy that I can't "Like" Ryan82's post. Awkward.

Damn! I've been cheated out of a Like lol

All joking aside, I'm a firm believer in doing whatever works for YOU. The dry blind coup de maître idea isn't really my cup of tea, but don't let that deter you.

Originally Posted by Siguy

Anybody else shave by feel only, no sight?

Yeah, pretty much everyday
It's not easy seeing all that much of the back of my head.
It took a bit of practice to get proficient with a straight going ATG back there, but with patience comes rewards

I think how much one shaves by feel kind of sneaks up on us. We may be looking in the mirror, but, as experience increases, a lot of shaving is done by feel whether the shaver is watching or not.

OK. So I figured out exactly why I feel comfortable doing the coupe de maitre. And when I say comfortable, I mean a careful confidence, not rash abandon.

Reason: The top end of the Fusion razor that I've used for so many years, I've been using under my nose to get the top most hair where the nose meets the whiskers. I've done this carefully in the shower for ages. That's gotta be it.

Now to read the rest of the clever jabs and jokes on this thread

We used to have a member who was totally blind and used a straight. Most of the maneuvering is done by feel anyway. Put on a blindfold and try a few simple strokes. You might be surprised how easy it is.

Of course if you try it and misfortune strikes, I didn't tell you to do it.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Put on a blindfold and try a few simple strokes. You might be surprised how easy it is.

Minus the blindfold, but by feel in front of the tv at night, I've been doing that... Whelp. I sent it off to SRD, but think I have a secret admirer who is SENDING ME A STRAIGHT RAZOR!!!!

How cool is that?