I read somewhere that some did a final water only pass and I wanted to try this. Did two passes WTG/XTG (ATG at the neck) with soap (the Fat) and then a third XTG with water only. Amazing, what still came of at this third pass. One of the best shaves I had in a long time. Whery smooth and BBS. I can highly recommend it.
Water only pass
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No irritation from this? Was it slick enough?
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No. But the first two passes have to be good. Then it's smooth and slick.
I also do touchups with water only, after rinsing my face and finding those missed spots. It's amazing how well it works...but a whole shave with just water? Don't think I'd want to try that!
Interesting.
The only time I do water only final pass, is when honing. It would tear me up if I tried it when shaving.
Yeah no water only shave , a water only pass at the end yes.
I get the best results doing it without rinsing off after the last pass. The residue from the lather keeps things sufficiently slick.
Yep - after last pass, slosh a bit of water on the face for a clean up pass works fine.
Oh yeah, the water pass at the end works really good for me, but you might want to give this a try. After you've finished with your shave, and any of the cleanup, try a splash and good rub with witch hazel, and then do another really light pass with your razor. Using the WH will really set up any remaining stubble, and make for a really close shave.
I gave the WH a try and it worked great! Thanks for a good tip.
Thanks for the reminder. When I needed some touch ups when I was shaving with safety razors I always did this. Switching to straights I'd gotten much less aggressive about touch ups. Went back to this with my straights after I saw this post and it works great.
I will have to try the WH pass 
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It works quite well
I've been doing this a little, with good results. I like the idea of a full touch up pass this way.
I did the water-only thing for my touchup (I normally do two full passes, then touchup which amounts to about half a pass) and it was nice. I may try this some more in the future.
I touch up with water after a second pass.
I actually find I enjoy it.
I actually find I enjoy it.
Depending on the product I use I can do a water only touch up pass. Provided that I dont rinse from the prior pass
