First time with a straight
I have been wet shaving with a DE for about 3 months now but the nostalgia and mystique of a straight razor got to me. I bought 2 nice Dovo 5/8 straights and a strop from Jim at Vintage Blades LLC. He was extremely helpful and took quite a bit of time with me to pick out the razors and strop. I received his package yesterday and when I got home from work I had to try out one of the straights. Both razors were honed by Lynn, so I knew I should get a decent shave, even my first time. I did a two pass shave, being very careful with my blade angle and got a pretty decent shave with only one nick, which I think is pretty good for my first straight shave. Tonight I stropped that razor for the first time using Lynn's technique from his video. Again I did a two pass shave. I felt a little more confident the second time and the end result was a better shave with zero nicks, weepers or irritation. I know it will take time to master the straight shave, honing and stropping but I am enjoying using the straight and I feel very encouraged after the first two shaves. You guys are great and I've picked up a lot of good tips and information here.