Well after many video's and deliveries from the post office,today was the day!! I bought 8 razors in the last 3 weeks,mainly because I just kept winning them.Name's like GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SONS,Joseph Rodgers & Sons,H Boker & Co,Crown Razor Co and Wester bros.How could I miss! I used a hot towel on my face for 10 min,put the new soap in the new cup.I took my new Badger fur brush and made a shocking later"it is the first time you see it " and went at it.I had a new razor that came with my strop so I thought I would start "fresh" for the first time.How bad could it be,it's new! WRONG!!!! Now I did read about all the countries NOT to use a razor from,and did it anyway. So as I watched it scrap the soap off my face and leave the hair in place,at that point I decided to use a classic instead.The Boker had a fresh hone and strop and tried again.More water and soap and down with grain it went.After a couple of trial swipes and angle changes,I noticed the hair was not there any more.That's a good thing! So I did the other side of my face.Much easier now that I'm a pro ,and that worked great.Now both cheeks are done well let's move on.This is where I realized that hair grows in different direction's. OK let's follow the direction and see where that leads me. Slightly more difficult,and I think I found a cure for acne but it worked.So the chin and under the nose. Well I remember from the videos how it was done,but I also have watched video's on brain surgury and I think I will pass on both for right now. So I cleaned everything and put it away for round two,a nd finished up with my electric razor.So now I have 5 o'clock shadow in the middle of my face and smooth like it has never been on the sides....And no blood! So the journey continues!! Wish me luck and thanks for all the help,and this great site....Dave