last night i gave it a go. i did most of my face wtg one pass only. i finished with a second pass with my de. first impressions are that it is way different then my de. i had to use more pressure and there was quite a bit of feedback that i am not use to. no blood loss, no irritation and pretty good reduction. my new square point royal (thank you josh) seemed to work pretty well.
-is it okay to start slow (single pass) or am i being a whimp?
-is the extra pressure and feeback normal? i am use to a silent slick shave with a de.


i am really looking foward to my next shave tonight! i actually was longing to shave again two hours later. such a shame that we can only shave once a day.

i am using my belt to strop right now until my starter strop from tony comes. i picked up a cheap barber hone set from tilly. i have an otto deutsch hans coming soon that looks to be in great shape only needing a light hone job. i have a couple wapienicas coming too.

is this a good start? any other tips/recommendations?

thank you all for the great info on this site-cheers,
ryan