First Pass with Straight closer than DE?

**Deuser** · 05-02-2010, 12:13 PM

Have been shaving with a straight for about 3 weeks now and am really getting the hang of this. I shaved with a DE first for about a year and think I have noticed that a single FIRST WTG pass with a straight will take off more hair and is therefore closer than the corressponding FIRST pass of a DE. Am I right?

Thanks

**Huxley** · 05-02-2010, 12:19 PM

Depends with an experienced user and a keen edge yup a straight easily beats a de razor, i nearly managed a bbs the other day but i tend to use full hollows so i have a much steeper learning curve as they're less forgiving than a big chopper like a wade butcher.

**huntmol** · 05-02-2010, 12:51 PM

I agree - I really don't think I could get by with a one pass DE shave, but a one pass straight shave is attainable with a sharp blade and a little practice.

**Pumpkin** · 05-02-2010, 03:23 PM

As a newbie to straights, I'd say "yes" (as long as it's on a patch where I'm getting my technique JUST right!

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**Loner16** · 05-03-2010, 03:09 AM

Originally Posted by Deuser

Have been shaving with a straight for about 3 weeks now and am really getting the hang of this. I shaved with a DE first for about a year and think I have noticed that a single FIRST WTG pass with a straight will take off more hair and is therefore closer than the corressponding FIRST pass of a DE. Am I right?

Thanks

That's been my experience as well..

**Ender Wiggins** · 05-03-2010, 10:17 AM

I'm pretty new to straights, but that has been my experience as well.

**ofelas** · 05-04-2010, 01:56 PM

+1
From the very first straight shave I noticed better results than with a good DE with a good blade.

**kwigibocity** · 05-04-2010, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Deuser

Have been shaving with a straight for about 3 weeks now and am really getting the hang of this. I shaved with a DE first for about a year and think I have noticed that a single FIRST WTG pass with a straight will take off more hair and is therefore closer than the corressponding FIRST pass of a DE. Am I right?

Yes, you are.

**Nizzyrate** · 05-06-2010, 11:10 PM

I've been shaving with a straight for 8 months and I've never been able to get as close with a straight as I can with a DE, even with multiple passes.

**rickboone1** · 05-06-2010, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by Nizzyrate

I've been shaving with a straight for 8 months and I've never been able to get as close with a straight as I can with a DE, even with multiple passes.

You may want to get your razor honed.

I typically only do one pass with a straight. So, yeah, one pass is as good as if not much better than a DE.