Quote Originally Posted by sab View Post
First of all, hello to all. I have been lurking on this forum and picked up a wealth of info here, enough info that made me confident enough for my first straight razor shave So a big thanks to everyone.I have been shaving with a straight razor for a couple of weeks now & getting ok results so far. Im waiting on a another wapi so that I can send it to Lynn.My only problem that Im encountering so far is that I seem to get razor burn, something that I would never get with disposables. The razor seems sharp enough as I have honed it on a norton 4/8 combo & stropped it & it will pass the HHT.Im only doing a few passes on my face and using proraso soap that comes in the green tub. On a plus note, I have noticed Im not getting any ingrown hairs around my neck like I used to.
I guess Im trying to pinpoint what Im doing wrong to give myself razor burn

Cheers.

Sab.

As another newbie here, welcome to the club (although, I think you started before I did) I also got a little bit of razor burn the other day when shaving, so I'm taking a break for a couple days until it heals. From what I've read, I think it is being caused because the blade is being held too flat (please correct me if I am wrong). I also have noticed a big difference in the way my neck looks because of the lack of ingrown hairs.

I'm hoping to get a wapi (I've heard they are a great value) soon. I've got another DOVO "Best Quality" 5/8 c-steel blade in the mail right now (honed by Lynn ). I am looking forward to that. Next I am thinking about getting a Bismark, but we will see....

Hopefully we can overcome these newbie issues together . Have a great day and happy shaving!