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    Thanks to all - I'm glad I was not imagining that this is a challenging area to shave!

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    I have the same problem and find as others have said that a scything motion works really well. Just keep the razor horizontal at all times and move in a diagonal direction. I tend to do 3 passes, NW-SE, NE-SW and SE-NW (my hair grows W-E) personally i find this works to get very close to BBS on my neck. But if you do this proceed with caution. Move slightly too horizontal and the nice white creamy lather takes on a more pinky shade...

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    I'm in the same boat. What I have found to work for me is a little different than what most people suggest.

    I stretch the skin sideways, pulling from the root side. It's hard to explain, but I can make the hairs stand up this way. Once they stand up, I can get them with S to N strokes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Use a scything stroke on your neck area,no matter what the growth patterns are,thats the cure.
    im having this problem too, thought i would have solved it by now and it starting to annoy me... what is meant by 'scything motion'? cheers, Ross

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    Quote Originally Posted by robellison01 View Post
    I'm in the same boat. What I have found to work for me is a little different than what most people suggest.

    I stretch the skin sideways, pulling from the root side. It's hard to explain, but I can make the hairs stand up this way. Once they stand up, I can get them with S to N strokes.
    For some reason I've never thought about stretching to the side... Might have to give this a go tomorrow

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    Quote Originally Posted by roscotanna View Post
    im having this problem too, thought i would have solved it by now and it starting to annoy me... what is meant by 'scything motion'? cheers, Ross
    Ross,the old Barbers manuals called it a sawing Motion,In short it is a Downward stroke coupled with a slicing motion,Is all about Timeing.
    It truley adds to the closeness of a shave,BUT,I would not recomend it for some just starting out.Practice it with a butter knife,than down the road you may want to give it a try.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Ross,the old Barbers manuals called it a sawing Motion,In short it is a Downward stroke coupled with a slicing motion,Is all about Timeing.
    It truley adds to the closeness of a shave,BUT,I would not recomend it for some just starting out.Practice it with a butter knife,than down the road you may want to give it a try.
    sounds rather...errm... dangerous? haha! thanks, and i'll take the advice; save it for another day!

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    You might check out my advice given a few months ago to another person with a similar issue. It works for me and I can get a fully BBS shave on my entire neck now. http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ml#post1028821. Pic of the grip I use is here, http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ml#post1028898.

    Good luck.

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    Tried the pulling-the-skin-to-the-side trick this morning. Worked great! I didn't feel like I was really doing anything, until I made one XTG pass (north to south) and wow! Great trick for me.

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