Thread: First SR shave - not easy

This was a great reference like all material on this site. I did find that my non dominant hand shaved better than my dominant hand. First straight razor shave - Straight Razor Place Library

Hang in there jeffrx, it gets better, your just in the learning curve of shaving with a str8, all you need is a little time and practice, with that and the knowledge you can obtain in this forum (it's all here too), your gonna get more comfortable with a str8 also, good luck !


Scott

Great Job for your first time. I have been at it for 4 months. I cant believe how far I have come. Today I had a great shave BBS. There are spots that are not as smooth as I would like, bit its a matter of time and they will. You will find certain grinds aand widths soot you better . I use to use a 4/8 when I first started. I guess it was less intimidating, but now I prefer a 6/8 it just seems to shave me better. I like a hollow ground the best. I have a extra hollow and I cant get it to shave me at all.

The bottom line is that you cant rush experience...a little but often. I use a DE on my work days. No time for a SR shave. The only razor I seem to cut myself is the safety razors ..go figure.

You will be fine just keep at it.