Thread: I DID IT!

I just finished my first straight razor shave, and I must say...I enjoyed it! At first I went into it with the mindset that I would only do a WTG pass on the sideburns/cheeks to get the feel for it, then call it a shave. Well....after taking a few minutes (literally) to calm my nerves and my shakes enough to put blade to face, I quickly gained confidence.

I was making very short, almost not-moving strokes, yet cutting the admittedly long sideburn hair with some ease (I wear a full beard during hunting season, which just ended for me last week). After that, things only got better. It took a while to figure out workable angles using my right hand on my left side, but I was able to get it good enough to get to most of the areas eventually.

I didn't want to stop! My knees actually started to get tired, mostly because I was pretty tensed up the whole time. But right now, I'm on top of the world. I'm BBS on my sideburns and cheeks, and I'm lovin' it. The best part...no blood! No weeping, no cuts, no wounds. Just a great shave overall.

To all you other newbies out there about to start your first shave, just take your time. I locked myself in the bathroom and took nearly an hour to do everything. And, from what I figured out today, the most important thing you can do is to RESPECT THE RAZOR. Don't fear it. Respect it. It's really a rather enjoyable experience.

I'm gonna take some pictures and post them up to SOTD. Woohoo!

Congratulations! and yes it's important to respect rather than fear.

* YOU DA MAN, KAZ* !

I know the feeling ! ! !

Marko......

So cool. Congratulations!

way to go!

You're a man now my son.

X

w00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done.

Good stuff! It's a nice feeling when you succeed isn't it?

It took a while to figure out workable angles using my right hand on my left side, but I was able to get it good enough to get to most of the areas eventually.

Do you mean here that you're only using your right hand? You'll have an easier time in the long run if you learn to use your left hand now. Shaving isn't an ingrained motion for either hand yet, so your left won't be that much more awkward than your right, and it's much easier to shave your left side with your left hand. Best of luck.

Originally Posted by Roadrunner

Good stuff! It's a nice feeling when you succeed isn't it?



Do you mean here that you're only using your right hand? You'll have an easier time in the long run if you learn to use your left hand now. Shaving isn't an ingrained motion for either hand yet, so your left won't be that much more awkward than your right, and it's much easier to shave your left side with your left hand. Best of luck.

Yeh, but my left hand is about as coordinated as a drunk lemur after a long ride on the teacups at a carnival. I'm going to brush my teeth with my left hand for a while and see how that helps.

I'm gonna do left-hand shaves, it's just a matter of when. I definitely wasn't ready for it last night, and probably won't be tonight either. We'll see though!