Thread: Ok so my wife said I need help, after I tried to kill my self this morning.

Originally Posted by KingHooper

OK OK geez I will send it to Lynn tomorrow lol! Or maybe it is a them hmmmmmmm.

Just so everyone knows I am half Sicilian and half Irish /German(don't ask) but all smart ass, and I speak fluent Bull S**t and sarcasm so if I offend anyone please forgive me but it is the DNA talking.

Wouldn't that make you 1/2 sicilian and 1/4 irish 1/4 German?

When I started out i got a few cuts too, it makes you concentrate more on where the sections of blade are that you aren't using, i.e. I was using the heel to do my upper lip and the toe cut my cheek. I did quite a bit of reading an watched some videos and got slightly better over the next few months (for clarity I only cut myself properly twice, though I wore quite a few nicks). Then when my technique wasn't terrible I contacted a mentor and discussed my issues over a few weeks or more via P.M and eventually email. I didn't get any face to face mentoring but it still worked.
I did start with a professionally honed blade as per the recommendations as i am not a sharpener of things really, i have a small progression of Hones now and am able to keep an edge on my razors.
I also had a lot of time, i used to spend around 45 mins on a shave, plus stropping etc, now it's around 15 start to finish

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

What were you doing wrong that you were able to fix for a better shave?

It was as simple as a change of angle and it worked perfectly, I was shocked and so happy.

Originally Posted by KingHooper

It was as simple as a change of angle and it worked perfectly, I was shocked and so happy.

Yes, scraping them off hurts...as all beginners seem to discover!

Welcome KingHooper, good to know that you have it sorted, I started out the same way you did (have played with all things sharp since I was 11). For some reason it was not as difficult as I thought it would be to get a good shaveable edge. Having said that perfecting the edge is what razors are all about and there is a lot more subtlety in the art than with a knife. I would suggest you send a blade off for a base line if you can, just to compare to your edge. Which every way you go, enjoy.

Originally Posted by KingHooper

It was as simple as a change of angle and it worked perfectly, I was shocked and so happy.

It's always the simple solution that we arrive at last. It must be human nature to want everything to be complicated.

Great job. We are proud of you. And we have the pictures to prove it. Sometimes its just the angle of the dangle that fixes everything. Plus I saw no slice marks from your prior attempt. So your ahead of the game, Smooth shaves my friend ,smooth shaves.

Welcome to the forum and kudos to you for working through your problems and finding a solution! There are quite a few of us located in the Pacific Northwest and I would highly recommend taking advantage of any opportunities to meet up with more experienced shavers. It’s a great way to learn new aspects of the hobby and see a variety of products. Let us know how your journey progresses.