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    Quote Originally Posted by 10Pups View Post
    .…If I am trimming side burns I am not going to lop off an ear using the heel. By the same reasoning I am not going to lop off a lip trimming my stache with the toe.
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    Honing is always the same. Hone the whole blade nice and even. You shouldn't have to be honing THAT much anyway. You want to keep the razor geometry straight or you will be adding problems to your honing later not to mention making a razor with 6/8 on one end and 3/8 on the other .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steel View Post
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    Hey the picture is in my head and looks okay from here
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    It is natural for new shavers to keep hard on the toe. I think I taught myself to use the heel end more as I was learning. I felt I should use the entire edge and worked on it. The heel end on thin razors is the stiffest part of the blade. Good for tough work! It is my weapon of choice for ATG on the neck, trimming close around the bottom of a goatee beard. Depending upon the razor, it can be a sweet spot, even/especially with a goatee beard.
    Just watch out for the ears and nose!
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    All my strokes are scything strokes,I use the entire blade,heel to toe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    All my strokes are scything strokes,I use the entire blade,heel to toe.
    But, of course!
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    I don't really use the toe at all, I use the belly and the heel. I use the heel to cut around my goatee, which is why I like a nice square heel.
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    As a barber I tend to use the toe more out of the habit of shaving around ears and the nape of the neck....faces end up leaning more towards the toe just because of that
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    Never really thought about this, but I guess I use the heel around the chin and neck and the toe gets ear duty and upper lip
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    I would like to say I use the whole blade evenly, but that is not exactly accurate.

    My favorite razors have spike toes AND heels. Those razors see even use.

    Most typical (non-custom) razors seem to have a rounded heel and accordingly, they are not my preference for detail work, so I utilize the toe more on these razors.
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