Thread: Shaving neck area!!

Originally Posted by celestino

Maxi,
Where do you live in Toronto? My sister lives in Richmond Hill and we were originally from Leamington, a small town in southwestern Ontario.
Cheers

I live right in the middle of it all. North of Downtown and South of the 401

Originally Posted by celestino

i tried the google map link, but was unsuccessful. Any suggestions how to proceed?
Cheers

Did you try this link?

Originally Posted by celestino

Christophe,
Where do you live in Vancouver? i am in East Van. Maybe we will run into each other some day.
Cheers

I PMed you.


Cheers
Christophe.

Originally Posted by Maxi

I live right in the middle of it all. North of Downtown and South of the 401

That's boonie-land!

As for neck shaving, I use a sort of diagonal stroke with/across the grain, then a diagonal across/against the grain. My hair grows west to east. If yours grows up (ie. south to north), you might think about starting by shaving upwards and see if that's more comfortable, then on the second pass you could try some more diagonal. I also find that the diagonal strokes are easier than straight up and down on my neck, but it's my neck, not yours

Originally Posted by Maxi

I live right in the middle of it all. North of Downtown and South of the 401

Maxi,
Thanks for getting back to me. Great to see some Canadians on SRP.
i wish you continued success with your shaving.
celestino

Christophe,
i tried the googlemap entry, but it would not allow me to post because it ask for some of the markers to be filled out and i am not sure what information into the markers. Any suggestions?

sorry I did it a long time ago and don't really remember how it works.
maybe you could ask a forum moderator/administrator...

Originally Posted by cpcohen1945

From what he says about how his hair grows, "north to south" is against the grain in that area. "South to north" would be "with the grain", and easier to do. I just learned a simple trick from watching somebody else shave:
Charles

Hello, Charles,
I am well aware of that. When I suggest north and south, despite the direction in which the beard grows, it is in respect to the newbie shaver's skill in handling the straight razor. In the initial stages of learning, going from north to south on the neck is the safest way to handle the task. As the newbie hones his skill, he can easily maneuver his way on the neck.

Greetings Celestino,

My neck is as craggy as Wales, but I have managed not to make it any craggier. I start my entire shave from the collar line and work upwards from there, so my neck is the first area shaved. As has already been said, the light touch is key. Aim to scrape away the lather only; if the whiskers don't follow it then your blade needs some touching up.

I start with about 2" sweeps down toward my collar line, with my stretching grips just below the lather. With that first band done, both left and right sides, I shift my grip upward and stretch again from where I just shaved, and do another 1" or so. The shorter weep is because the barbs are a little denser and the grain starts to shift a little, and I have to start navigating around my adams apple.

Good stretches are key everywhere. You can get a good one for your whole neck by putting a one-handed choke hold at the base and tilting your chin up a little. You can also pull skin to the side, to get the peak of your adams apple over a flatter background. I have a hollow spot beneath my right ear that needs to migrate a couple of inches before I can shave it. If I try to reach it in place, the tip or heel get a nice snack.

I don't work too hard to follow the grain; instead I've found my good stretch points and just consistently shave toward them.

Remember, there is no shame in using your previous shaving method (electric, disposables, whatever) on the spots where you're not comfortable yet with the straight. My own transition took about three months, and my neck was the last area to learn.

Good luck and best wishes.