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• Beginner's guide to straight razor shaving
  ...brush. Generally you should give few minutes for the lather to soften the whiskers before starting to shave. Hot steam towels can provide further conditioning ...elop a technique you can improve on it by using a slight angle so that the whiskers are sliced better (too much angle will cause a cut). Stretching the skin wi
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• Anticipation
  ...prepared and applied with a nice brush really working the lather into the whiskers. There is also much to be said for proper stropping, making sure the blade
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• The Zen of Straight Shaving
  ...ow does the razor feel as it moves across your face? How easily are those whiskers being cut? What sounds are being made by the razor as it does it work? Pa
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• Sharpness tests explained
  #Pulling or getting caught up on the whiskers is a sign that the razor is not sharp enough. #Skimming over the whiskers or a scratchy sensation, particularly one which leaves prolonged razor rash
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• Belgian Hones
  ...edges are nice to the skin and seem to discern very well between severing whiskers and catching skin. (although decent shaving technique remains important of
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• Shaving passes
  ..., prevents pull, helps to prevent the blade form being stopped by stubborn whiskers, and might do more for your shaves’ closeness than boosting the actual ke ...asses#ATG_-_The_against_the_grain_pass|ATG]] pass, if you are blessed with whiskers that lay almost flat to the skin, the spine of the razor may be as good as
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• The Multiple Pass Shaving Technique
  ...ass as quickly as I could and call it good always trying to get all of the whiskers down to a clean shave with that one pass. ...forth, up and down. It will become apparent to you in which direction the whiskers go. The easiest pass is with the grain. This should be the first pass. Rins
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• Improving your preparation to get better results
  This article explains different ways of preparing your face and whiskers for shaving. Preparation is an essential part of wet shaving, and an import ...beard must also be softened. Soft whiskers are much easier to cut than dry whiskers are, and the razor blade will not hang up in them nearly as easily when the
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• Honing - Alternative approaches
  ...on for a straight razor that is almost keen. It shaves but it pulls at the whiskers. Use the thumb test to see when the edge has attained a noticeable change i
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• Restoring a straight razor
  ...is thin, it is stiff and strong enough to withstand the rigors of cutting whiskers because the steel has “volume”, but still needs the ridge for added str
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• Brush Observations
  *“The brush lifts my whiskers so I can get a close shave.”
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