I went straight razor crazy about 12 years ago. I spent countless hours watching UA-cam videos and money on whetstones. I just never got the hang of honing straight razors, but your videos renewed my interest in trying again.
Let me know how you get along MAH! :) Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Dapper shaves, thanks for putting out straight razor content the more the better buddy! Thanks for your great comment, and thanks for watching! :) Have a Happy New Year, take care and stay stay my friend! :) #Heart
I use Duke Canons Best Damn Beard Oil redwood scent as a preserve, and sometimes a aftershave. I agree that angle and pressure is very important. I would not recommend a shaveete for beginners. You tend to hold a more aggressive angle with shavettes. Even hollowgrind straight razors can require a bit more of an aggressive angle. Full wedge and near wedge straight razors require far less angle as the edge is honed at between 5 - 8 degrees. So the slightest tilt will produce a smooth clean shave. Granted they don't Sing like a hollow grind, but I realize far less irritation. Applied pressure should be extremely light, about the same amount as when honing the edge. I do like the looks of that Thiers Issard Bison. But I've got my heart set on a 6/8 Dovo Bismark and a Boker King Cutter 6/8 for my set. I tried to get one of those YZ Extra Sharp stainless but thanks to Covid 😡 I can't get 1
Right on Richard! ;) Yeah, Buddy both the 6/8 Dovo Bismark and 6/8 Boker King Cutter are fine straight razors! I haven't seen a YZ for sale in a quite while either, but I have been able to get some Gold Dollars. Thanks so much for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a great day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great video. Very informative and detailed. I'm not the only one that's discovered 2 1/2 passes. Very Mr. Rogersish delivery, but you have to be calm, slow and accurate when using a straight razor. Keep it up.
Jeffrey that wind can be brutal, stay warm buddy! This morning on the way into work it was 2 degrees and even without the wind that's cold. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Joseph, it wasn't as bad as they thought it would be we only got 9" with drifts in the 16-24" range. Stay warm buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
i''d suggest that DE shavettes are more bloodthirsty than straight razors and not the thing for a novice to use. Keeping the blade - any blade - at as shallow an angle as possible is the best advice because when you start open blade shaving you are uncertain of your strokes until you have built up that muscle memory. You tend to apply the blade to the skin with too much force as well as pressing too hard. i went from cartridges to a DE, to straights and then shavettes, and it really shocked me how hard i was grinding a cartridge into my face to get it to cut. When you make a shaving stroke, do not hesitate, start and stop or move the blade sideways and always lock your wrist. Your elbow ought to dictate the movement not your wrist flapping a blade about like a feather duster! My midweek pre-shave is put water on face and leave it there while i make a lather. The weekend one can be more elaborate as i have more time and with a Sunday shave i can lose an hour - hot towels, scuttle, favorite soap etc. One hour a week seems reasonable for flogging myself to death the rest of the time! My opinion is that caring for the skin after the shave with balms and tonics is more important than pre-shave so that's what i do. That's horrible weather up there - i have friends in New York and New Jersey that are unimpressed with it! Stay warm! T
Great advice T! ;) Yeah, Buddy using a shallow angle with the proper form and using just a little pressure will make for a great straight razor shave! I believe we get our misguided need for pressure from using cartridge razors. Your weekend shave sounds so much better then your midweek shave! Every shave I will use post shave product to take care of my skin, but only once is a while will I use a pre-shave product. Turned out it was really too cold for a snow storm like they predicted... I'm so glad! Stay warm for sure. Thanks for your great comment and tips, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
DE blades are synthetic edges that tend to be more toothy sharp blades than custom honed edges on a straight razor, more over the community typically recommend 30 degrees shaving angle that is way too much, below 20 is a lot better. regards dapper shaves
Better late than never i suppose, replying to something i wrote almost a year ago, but you will see that my second sentence recommends using as shallow an angle as possible for any blade. As for DE blades which are machine made, i use those on my head but if one really wants to tame them i've always stropped them on the palm of my hand before use. What 'community' recommends a 30° shave angle? Maybe with a shavette you can get away with that, but not otherwise. regards T
Proraso makes a great pre-shave! ;) Yeah, Buddy I have all three too! Great prep for a good straight razor shave. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I just re-watched this video the other day and it inspired me to pick up the straight razor again and give it another go. I had put it away for a long time due to too many uncomfortable shaves. But today I had a really good shave... I pretty much kept the spine against my skin with very minimal pressure and it felt heaps better. With a 3 pass shave felt very smooth with hardly any irritation. Thanks Eric for all your videos and how to's!
Jason that sounds like a fantastic result! ;) Yeah Buddy, I'm so happy your shave went so well! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thanks for your reply. I haven't seen any new videos on UA-cam recently. I hope you are going ok. I miss watching your videos and listening your chats!
This video helped me so much! I have Feather DX shavette that I really enjoy. I’ve been trying to use the same angle with my straight razors that I use with the feather shavette with limited success. After watching this video I reduced the angle and pressure and the improvement was AMAZING. Thanks!
Redstone, you are so right the shaving angle and pressure are very different going from a shavette to a straight razor! :) Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Will do, Randall! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have an awesome week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
nice sandalwood sunday👍 yeh buddy i do like a bit of pre shave. great razor my friend and spot on pressure and angle take it slow. know which way your beard grows and the shave will be excellent oh and of course you need a edge on that blade 👌 hope you a a great week
Spot on with great advice Paul! ;) Yeah, Buddy! I hope you had a good weekend mate. Thanks for your great comment and tips, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Glad it was helpful Charlie! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Yeah I started out with the Proraso Red “PrePost” as Matt Pisarcik said it’s really called, then after I ran out of that I got the blue aloe and vitamin E
Mike the Blue Aloe and Vitamin E Pre/Post-shave, sounds like a really good choice! I'll have to look into getting some. Thanks for your great comment and Tip, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
This is why I love shaving with Gilette Mach 3. I always get a superb shave in the time it took this guy to do his pre-shave prep. I have a very coarse beard and Gilette Mach 3 always dose the job.
Tommy, I'm so happy you've found something that will work on your very coarse beard and it does a great job! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Different strokes... Whatever floats your boat 🚢 The blade is just one of multiple aspects (products and techniques) of a great shave. Also, time, cost, maintenance, waste, skin and hair type, etc. Straight razors are my tool of choice 😊, but thanks for sharing your perspective!
@@honuhalawahalepule653 Would never go back to DE or straight shaving. The technique was the best thing I learned by watching these videos, but Gilette Mach 3 is always my number 1 for the best shave in all aspects.
Why would someone shaving with a cartridge razor be watching a channel about straight razor shaving?😂😂😂. If you don’t get it that’s ok. Go watch people shaving with Gillette Mach 3s😂😂😂
@@tommyharris5817…really? OK…I don’t see any similarities in technique between shaving with a Mach 3 cartridge and a straight razor. However, glad you found some benefit from the video. Nice that you found a razor that works best for you. Best of luck.
Nice info! Def appreciated with just really getting in to straight razors. I normally use the PAA Cube 2.0 as a pre-shave. It provides really good residual slickness to the lather.
Robert that' PAA Cube 2.0 sounds like an excellent pre-shave. That will do a great job as you're looking for that residual slickness when straight razor shaving! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching my friend! :) #Heart
Glad to be of service Hyunjong! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Very cool Douglas! ;) Yeah, Buddy Proraso Red is nice any time of the year, but especially when it's colder! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
yes and no. ill splash the bloom water on my face and sometimes go for an oil but i find that i dont really need preshave just without some form of preshave i take a risk at irritation but 8/10 times i dont get irritation but for a new person to shaving i would highly recommend a pre shave. at those early stages preshave was important to me cause i didnt understand the basics much at the time. great shave man have a blessed week!
That's some great advice for beginners Hukman! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Randy thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I'm new to this form of shaving and I was wondering where the red shaving foam is as I seem to get a lot of this, still trying to get the razor sharp enough but getting better. Learnt some watching this, thank you.
Sorry to hear about your red shaving foam, but getting a shave-ready blade with the right shaving angle and using light pressure will help a lot. Let me know how you get along. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Kirk so good to see you brother! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :)#Heart
Great question @isurelike! They add synthetic hairs to change the overall composition and performance of the brush, making the brush give lather better. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
This is what I also thought, if you sharpen the straight razor you also have this angle where the spine meets the surface! Why would you increase this angle, then you go through your skin with every bump.
Great question pf V! If you try shaving with your straight razor completely flat where the edge and the spine are both touching your skin the blade will try to stick to your skin. So we need to raise the spine a spine width or less to get a comfortable shaving angle. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Hey dear friend, I need your advice on this because I don't have enough money, so I plan to buy a 10000grit grinding stone with size 16cmx2cmx1cm . Will insufficient width affect the razor blade when sharpening? I need your help
Great question Khoi! ;) I would like a bigger stone, but it will work using X-Strokes. You will need to be very careful with a stone that small. You can easily get cut. Please let me know how you get along, and if you have any other questions. Thanks for your great comment and question, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great day my friend! :) #Heart
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I went straight razor crazy about 12 years ago. I spent countless hours watching UA-cam videos and money on whetstones. I just never got the hang of honing straight razors, but your videos renewed my interest in trying again.
Let me know how you get along MAH! :)
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I have more straights content that might help you on this renewed journey, ask if you have questions. regards dapper shaves
Dapper shaves, thanks for putting out straight razor content the more the better buddy!
Thanks for your great comment, and thanks for watching! :) Have a Happy New Year, take care and stay stay my friend! :) #Heart
I use Duke Canons Best Damn Beard Oil redwood scent as a preserve, and sometimes a aftershave. I agree that angle and pressure is very important. I would not recommend a shaveete for beginners. You tend to hold a more aggressive angle with shavettes. Even hollowgrind straight razors can require a bit more of an aggressive angle. Full wedge and near wedge straight razors require far less angle as the edge is honed at between 5 - 8 degrees. So the slightest tilt will produce a smooth clean shave. Granted they don't Sing like a hollow grind, but I realize far less irritation. Applied pressure should be extremely light, about the same amount as when honing the edge. I do like the looks of that Thiers Issard Bison. But I've got my heart set on a 6/8 Dovo Bismark and a Boker King Cutter 6/8 for my set. I tried to get one of those YZ Extra Sharp stainless but thanks to Covid 😡 I can't get 1
Right on Richard! ;) Yeah, Buddy both the 6/8 Dovo Bismark and 6/8 Boker King Cutter are fine straight razors! I haven't seen a YZ for sale in a quite while either, but I have been able to get some Gold Dollars.
Thanks so much for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a great day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
quality soap, pressure and shaving angles are critical as stated, thanks for sharing, regards dapper shaves
Love you're videos, wish you'd make more. Also love your good attitude, it helps me to watch your videos in the morning. It helps my attitude.
Thank you for your great comment, and thanks for watching! Have a good day, me friend! Hopefully, I'll be making more videos soon. :) #Heart
Great video. Very informative and detailed. I'm not the only one that's discovered 2 1/2 passes. Very Mr. Rogersish delivery, but you have to be calm, slow and accurate when using a straight razor. Keep it up.
Thanks so much for your great comment, and thanks for watching! Have a good day, take care my friend!
Yes, weather is the news with what sounds like very cold weather along with some snow and ice here in Oklahoma. Great shave Eric.
Jeffrey that wind can be brutal, stay warm buddy! This morning on the way into work it was 2 degrees and even without the wind that's cold.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Stay safe Eric.
Will do, Jeffrey! :) #Heart
Nice shave Eric! We definitely got hit with this blizzard. Stay warm and save.
Joseph, it wasn't as bad as they thought it would be we only got 9" with drifts in the 16-24" range. Stay warm buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
i''d suggest that DE shavettes are more bloodthirsty than straight razors and not the thing for a novice to use. Keeping the blade - any blade - at as shallow an angle as possible is the best advice because when you start open blade shaving you are uncertain of your strokes until you have built up that muscle memory. You tend to apply the blade to the skin with too much force as well as pressing too hard. i went from cartridges to a DE, to straights and then shavettes, and it really shocked me how hard i was grinding a cartridge into my face to get it to cut.
When you make a shaving stroke, do not hesitate, start and stop or move the blade sideways and always lock your wrist. Your elbow ought to dictate the movement not your wrist flapping a blade about like a feather duster!
My midweek pre-shave is put water on face and leave it there while i make a lather. The weekend one can be more elaborate as i have more time and with a Sunday shave i can lose an hour - hot towels, scuttle, favorite soap etc. One hour a week seems reasonable for flogging myself to death the rest of the time! My opinion is that caring for the skin after the shave with balms and tonics is more important than pre-shave so that's what i do.
That's horrible weather up there - i have friends in New York and New Jersey that are unimpressed with it!
Stay warm!
T
Great advice T! ;) Yeah, Buddy using a shallow angle with the proper form and using just a little pressure will make for a great straight razor shave! I believe we get our misguided need for pressure from using cartridge razors.
Your weekend shave sounds so much better then your midweek shave! Every shave I will use post shave product to take care of my skin, but only once is a while will I use a pre-shave product.
Turned out it was really too cold for a snow storm like they predicted... I'm so glad! Stay warm for sure.
Thanks for your great comment and tips, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
DE blades are synthetic edges that tend to be more toothy sharp blades than custom honed edges on a straight razor, more over the community typically recommend 30 degrees shaving angle that is way too much, below 20 is a lot better. regards dapper shaves
Better late than never i suppose, replying to something i wrote almost a year ago, but you will see that my second sentence recommends using as shallow an angle as possible for any blade.
As for DE blades which are machine made, i use those on my head but if one really wants to tame them i've always stropped them on the palm of my hand before use.
What 'community' recommends a 30° shave angle? Maybe with a shavette you can get away with that, but not otherwise.
regards
T
I mostly use DE blades, and while I have the Proraso pre-shave in green, red and white, I mostly use them for when I use a straight razor.
Proraso makes a great pre-shave! ;) Yeah, Buddy I have all three too! Great prep for a good straight razor shave.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
well said sir, regards dapper shaves
I just re-watched this video the other day and it inspired me to pick up the straight razor again and give it another go. I had put it away for a long time due to too many uncomfortable shaves. But today I had a really good shave... I pretty much kept the spine against my skin with very minimal pressure and it felt heaps better. With a 3 pass shave felt very smooth with hardly any irritation. Thanks Eric for all your videos and how to's!
Jason that sounds like a fantastic result! ;) Yeah Buddy, I'm so happy your shave went so well!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thanks for your reply. I haven't seen any new videos on UA-cam recently. I hope you are going ok. I miss watching your videos and listening your chats!
Jason, I hope to start producing more videos soon my friend. :) #Heart
how he renewed straight razor shaving going? I have straight razor content out that you might find useful. regards dapper shaves
This video helped me so much! I have Feather DX shavette that I really enjoy. I’ve been trying to use the same angle with my straight razors that I use with the feather shavette with limited success. After watching this video I reduced the angle and pressure and the improvement was AMAZING. Thanks!
Redstone, you are so right the shaving angle and pressure are very different going from a shavette to a straight razor! :)
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Good shave and great info! Stay warm and safe! Have an awesome week 😃
Will do, Randall! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have an awesome week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
nice sandalwood sunday👍 yeh buddy i do like a bit of pre shave. great razor my friend and spot on pressure and angle take it slow. know which way your beard grows and the shave will be excellent oh and of course you need a edge on that blade 👌 hope you a a great week
Spot on with great advice Paul! ;) Yeah, Buddy! I hope you had a good weekend mate.
Thanks for your great comment and tips, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Phenomenal video! This is what I was missing, the angles and pressure. Thank you Eric!
Glad it was helpful Charlie! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Yeah I started out with the Proraso Red “PrePost” as Matt Pisarcik said it’s really called, then after I ran out of that I got the blue aloe and vitamin E
Mike the Blue Aloe and Vitamin E Pre/Post-shave, sounds like a really good choice! I'll have to look into getting some.
Thanks for your great comment and Tip, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
This is why I love shaving with Gilette Mach 3. I always get a superb shave in the time it took this guy to do his pre-shave prep. I have a very coarse beard and Gilette Mach 3 always dose the job.
Tommy, I'm so happy you've found something that will work on your very coarse beard and it does a great job!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Different strokes... Whatever floats your boat 🚢 The blade is just one of multiple aspects (products and techniques) of a great shave. Also, time, cost, maintenance, waste, skin and hair type, etc. Straight razors are my tool of choice 😊, but thanks for sharing your perspective!
@@honuhalawahalepule653 Would never go back to DE or straight shaving. The technique was the best thing I learned by watching these videos, but Gilette Mach 3 is always my number 1 for the best shave in all aspects.
Why would someone shaving with a cartridge razor be watching a channel about straight razor shaving?😂😂😂. If you don’t get it that’s ok. Go watch people shaving with Gillette Mach 3s😂😂😂
@@tommyharris5817…really? OK…I don’t see any similarities in technique between shaving with a Mach 3 cartridge and a straight razor. However, glad you found some benefit from the video. Nice that you found a razor that works best for you. Best of luck.
Nice info! Def appreciated with just really getting in to straight razors. I normally use the PAA Cube 2.0 as a pre-shave. It provides really good residual slickness to the lather.
Robert that' PAA Cube 2.0 sounds like an excellent pre-shave. That will do a great job as you're looking for that residual slickness when straight razor shaving!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching my friend! :) #Heart
how is your straight shave coming along, regards dapper shaves
I have a Lord Disposable Straight Razor I Got Cut How Do you Shave Without a Cut in Sight I'm impressed 😊😊
thanks, greatly helped in improving shaving techniques.
Glad to be of service Hyunjong!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I used my Proraso Red today too on my UA-cam channel Dougie's Shavin, Nice shave, have a great weekend.
Very cool Douglas! ;) Yeah, Buddy Proraso Red is nice any time of the year, but especially when it's colder!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
yes and no. ill splash the bloom water on my face and sometimes go for an oil but i find that i dont really need preshave just without some form of preshave i take a risk at irritation but 8/10 times i dont get irritation but for a new person to shaving i would highly recommend a pre shave. at those early stages preshave was important to me cause i didnt understand the basics much at the time. great shave man have a blessed week!
That's some great advice for beginners Hukman! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Thanks
Randy thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I'm new to this form of shaving and I was wondering where the red shaving foam is as I seem to get a lot of this, still trying to get the razor sharp enough but getting better. Learnt some watching this, thank you.
Sorry to hear about your red shaving foam, but getting a shave-ready blade with the right shaving angle and using light pressure will help a lot. Let me know how you get along.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Awesome shave brother Eric. Take care bro.
Kirk so good to see you brother! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :)#Heart
You’re very welcome my friend. Keep up the good work. Stay safe and healthy.
Thanks for the vid. Why would they insert some synthetic hairs in the brush?
Great question @isurelike! They add synthetic hairs to change the overall composition and performance of the brush, making the brush give lather better.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
This is what I also thought, if you sharpen the straight razor you also have this angle where the spine meets the surface!
Why would you increase this angle, then you go through your skin with every bump.
Great question pf V! If you try shaving with your straight razor completely flat where the edge and the spine are both touching your skin the blade will try to stick to your skin. So we need to raise the spine a spine width or less to get a comfortable shaving angle.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Hey dear friend, I need your advice on this because I don't have enough money, so I plan to buy a 10000grit grinding stone with size 16cmx2cmx1cm . Will insufficient width affect the razor blade when sharpening? I need your help
Great question Khoi! ;) I would like a bigger stone, but it will work using X-Strokes. You will need to be very careful with a stone that small. You can easily get cut. Please let me know how you get along, and if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your great comment and question, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great day my friend! :) #Heart