Thread: Not sure if I'm doing this right!

Originally Posted by Snake

Was that you walking down the block with the mug and brush?

I thought I saw him too! I wanted to run outside and put money in his cup... he looked so forlorn.

@Edgeof40: I've been trying to keep the skin taught, but maybe I should try pulling in front more.

@Angeleyes: Maybe my stropping is causing problems? Maybe I should send the thing to be honed again? I am using a full-hollow, "The Artist," actually just like: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...co-artist.html I have noticed that my blade looks a little scummier than when I got it.

(@AFDavis11: I am in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and I'm sure things might be easier if someone could take a look in person.)

Any advice is welcome!

I have been doing this, shaving with a straight, for several months and have learned that each time I have trouble I can take it back to either a quick prep, using a razor that I had not stropped properly or most of all that I was not holding the skin on my face tight when I shave. I have nicked myself and each time I can tell you what I did wrong.

Have you tried shorter strokes on the hard areas? I've got a section of cheek and chin that worked out by stretching at the cheek bone and only shaving the 1/2 inch or so below my fingers and working the rest of the way down like that to keep the skin super tight and flat.

Hmmm..... my most recent attempts, keeping all this advice in mind, were still velcro-y and irritating (literally). My final, against-the-grain passes make it look passable; before, going with the grain left a lot of stuff behind. Of course, there are problems when you are using the scalpel like an axe. Oh, how frustrating...