Thread: 2 shaves down ... a newb opens up! ":-Dx

It gets better, easier, and quicker with time.

1. My grandfather tried to teach me to use a straight when I was 13. (Why didn't I listen to my elders instead of waiting 30 years to realize they were right???) I was already use to knives and wood chisels, so I had no real fear of killing myself.

2. I have thought that about mustaches of old as well.

3. Ultimately it's your time and how you spend it is up to you. When you have time, shave with a straight, when you don't have time use another method - like a DE.

4. During my first few shaves I was really tense. I noticed after the shave that my fingers were stiff, legs were sore, and neck ached. I was just tensing up too much. After a few shaves I got more comfortable and relaxed and no more stiffness or ache. Then I got way to comfortable and slashed my finger open...

5. Or is it 4b? The amount of soap you use is a YMMV thing. Sometimes I slather it on thick, sometimes I put it on thin.

6. Yes I noticed.