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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've attempted two shaves with a straight razor. They didn't go well. I had trouble getting it to cut. I don't think my razor is sharp enough. I found it tricky to grasp the tang. The scales get in the way. And, the width of the blade makes it tough to match to the contours of my face and use in areas that require fine control.

I felt more confident going into this. I know what AC blades are like. I've used them in a RazoRock Hawk V2. I watched a bit of someone shaving with a shavette on YouTube, beforehand. Compared to the straight razor, it's smaller, more nimble, easier to grasp, the blade is narrower, and I was working with a sharp blade this time. I found the angle easily and the blade did the work. It did feel intuitive. I'm curious to see how much of a difference non-guarded blades would make.