My first straight edge came today. It's described as: NOS Radio 9/16, extra hollow ground "singing" blade with blued tang.
Pretty happy how it went, although my face looks like I need to learn to shave. There's slight shadow everywhere, especially the moustache area, the chin looks like I shaved yesterday, and I missed a spot at the back of my jaw. Couldn't quite do certain parts WTG, like under the jawline, so I went XTG, and it worked much better. Only one nick above the lip, but I went over that area about 7 times. Also felt a few love taps, so a little more care is in order. No burn or irritation, except for that nick.
Much as I want to reserve judgement for a while, I think this blade wasn't the best choice. There's a lot of places where the blade just won't move at any angle XTG or ATG, although WTG seems mostly fine. It just feels wrong, as if the blade's too thin. Probably should've got a wedge instead. Also seems like I should get a shorter length blade. Only part of the blade touched my skin most of the time, and I think a shorter blade length would be easier to maneuver.
Pretty happy how it went, although my face looks like I need to learn to shave. There's slight shadow everywhere, especially the moustache area, the chin looks like I shaved yesterday, and I missed a spot at the back of my jaw. Couldn't quite do certain parts WTG, like under the jawline, so I went XTG, and it worked much better. Only one nick above the lip, but I went over that area about 7 times. Also felt a few love taps, so a little more care is in order. No burn or irritation, except for that nick.
Much as I want to reserve judgement for a while, I think this blade wasn't the best choice. There's a lot of places where the blade just won't move at any angle XTG or ATG, although WTG seems mostly fine. It just feels wrong, as if the blade's too thin. Probably should've got a wedge instead. Also seems like I should get a shorter length blade. Only part of the blade touched my skin most of the time, and I think a shorter blade length would be easier to maneuver.