Me too; my hair is coarse. But I'm too chicken to go against the grain with a straight razor. So I keep a Gilette Mach 3 for the second pass. I get a "baby's bo

Me too; my hair is coarse. But I'm too chicken to go against the grain with a straight razor. So I keep a Gilette Mach 3 for the second pass. I get a "baby's bottom" result. I wish I had the guts to try against-the-grain with a straight razor. I have tried across-the-grain for the second pass, with disappointing results.