Hey everyone, I posted a month or so back about a razor I received for Christmas that turned out to be a gift of goodwill but not much else, it was a dud. After a lot of back and forth due to busy schedules on both sides I received a razor from another member who is in Ft. Worth. I just picked it up this morning, and I finally got a straight razor shave a few hours ago. I have to say it was great. Very smooth, no pressure necessary. I did nick myself right under my nose but it was a very small cut.

The only areas that really gave me trouble was the edge of my face/cheeks near my ears and my chin. both were shaved in the end, but I found it very difficult to get a good angle on those shaves.

All and all I just wanted to say thank you to everyone on the forum who helped me reach this point. I'm very happy with my curiosity towards straight razors a year ago and to see it come to fruition today. This forum is great, and I'll be sure to come back whenever I need help and to forward its good name to anyone else I meet who is interested in straight razor shaving.