Been using this thing for over a year now, followed tips on here and there and brings me to this long explanation that will lead to a question: promise so please read it. Keep in mind I am now strictly using a Merkur Futur with Merkur blades but open to other suggestions.
After a ton of trial and error and getting hamburger face I was doing the following for awhile: Merkur Futur with Merkur blades with the grain and Gillette Mach3 against the grain. With the Merkur blades one week per side and originally two weeks with the Gillette Mach3 strictly for against the grain.
Then after I got tired of spending $$$ for Gillette prices so got the knock-off brands and quite frankly they are just as good, but call me Mr. Green it really bugged me how much plastic I am wasting when I can just expose a single metal blade, which I would also like to recycle but it's the better or two evils.
So for awhile I was doing one-side with the grain and the other side against the grain and changing the blade on a weekly basis. This is cost effective and much better for the environment and also it works. However, what I notice is going against the grain with my Merkur Futur it takes a lot more passes and constant feeling against the grain to get the result I want. So for right now till I find a better solution, I am doing strictly with the grain, but I really don't like doing just that for the simple fact I really like that super smooth feel I get when I go against the grain.
However, the fact is it's becoming time consuming and annoying to go against the grain with the Merkur Futur but I don't want to use the cheap models like Gillette and what not for it's so much plastic that I know I can avoid. I did buy the butterfly model but gave it to a friend that mentioned how his father used to own one, so I thought he could use and appreciate it. So still just own the Merkur Futur.
If you are still reading this I thank you; and here is more. I also notice on my Merkur Futur and not sure if this is how it's supposed to be, if it's set to #1 it looks perfect on the 1 side, but on the 6 side it looks crooked. So I went a tad aggressive and went #2 setting. I found it's perfect on the 2 side but less gap on the 5 side. I am NOT going back to #3 setting for with my face that equals to a TON of cuts.
So on with the questions after hearing all of this:
1. Do you find you get the same results as I am if you use strictly the Merkur Futur with it takes several tries, angles and what not to get all the hairs against the grain?
2. Do you find based on my description of the #1 and #2 setting if you observe it do you see the same thing as I?
3. Do you think there is a model more suited on what I am going for? I am only into Safety razors, I dont have the guts to go with a straight.
Thanks for reading this and looking forward on reading the replies.
After a ton of trial and error and getting hamburger face I was doing the following for awhile: Merkur Futur with Merkur blades with the grain and Gillette Mach3 against the grain. With the Merkur blades one week per side and originally two weeks with the Gillette Mach3 strictly for against the grain.
Then after I got tired of spending $$$ for Gillette prices so got the knock-off brands and quite frankly they are just as good, but call me Mr. Green it really bugged me how much plastic I am wasting when I can just expose a single metal blade, which I would also like to recycle but it's the better or two evils.
So for awhile I was doing one-side with the grain and the other side against the grain and changing the blade on a weekly basis. This is cost effective and much better for the environment and also it works. However, what I notice is going against the grain with my Merkur Futur it takes a lot more passes and constant feeling against the grain to get the result I want. So for right now till I find a better solution, I am doing strictly with the grain, but I really don't like doing just that for the simple fact I really like that super smooth feel I get when I go against the grain.
However, the fact is it's becoming time consuming and annoying to go against the grain with the Merkur Futur but I don't want to use the cheap models like Gillette and what not for it's so much plastic that I know I can avoid. I did buy the butterfly model but gave it to a friend that mentioned how his father used to own one, so I thought he could use and appreciate it. So still just own the Merkur Futur.
If you are still reading this I thank you; and here is more. I also notice on my Merkur Futur and not sure if this is how it's supposed to be, if it's set to #1 it looks perfect on the 1 side, but on the 6 side it looks crooked. So I went a tad aggressive and went #2 setting. I found it's perfect on the 2 side but less gap on the 5 side. I am NOT going back to #3 setting for with my face that equals to a TON of cuts.
So on with the questions after hearing all of this:
1. Do you find you get the same results as I am if you use strictly the Merkur Futur with it takes several tries, angles and what not to get all the hairs against the grain?
2. Do you find based on my description of the #1 and #2 setting if you observe it do you see the same thing as I?
3. Do you think there is a model more suited on what I am going for? I am only into Safety razors, I dont have the guts to go with a straight.
Thanks for reading this and looking forward on reading the replies.