So, Being the impatient guy that I am waiting around for those newbie kits just wasn't cutting it (heh, pun intended?), so I spent a few hours yesterday honing that Case pocketknife that looks suspiciously like a straight razor. Still not perfect but it was about 2am and I decided to go ahead and give it a whirl.

Results? Definitely better than this Zeepk thing I got.. I'd say I'm about 80-85% of what I got with a Norelco, not all that impressive for a razor... but I think pretty impressive for a garden variety pocket knife. enough to encourage me to keep honing it anyway lol!

Only minimal razor burn (not much more than what I get daily with a "Fusion")

One question I have for you experienced guys. All the "how to's" I read talk about the utter importance of "stretching" the skin. But for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do that, as when I'm lathered up my fingers just slip over the skin with no friction.