I wanted to say hello to everyone and that I'm confident this group is as helpful and friendly as those at B&B.

I've been DE shaving for a few months and have been enjoying it quite a bit. As a result of enjoying DE so much, I was confident that I would also enjoy straight shaving. I ordered a Wapi and Strop from Kenrup and Lynn's video. I received them all today and spent the morning looking up answers to some of my questions and reviewing the 'shaving' portion of the video.

And now... The result of my first shave.....

I'm hooked!!!

I made two passes, wtg and xtg, and started to brave an atg pass. I quickly decided that I was probably fatigued and not ready to take on a new grip just yet. I performed my last pass with my DE.

It had been about 48 hrs since the last shave on my coarse beard which may have made beard reduction a little slow. All in all though, my results were better than I had expected. If my 48 hr beard was 100%, my whiskers were reduced by 85% with the two passes.

My only concern is that there was more drag than I had expected. I concluded that the length of my beard was the cause but my second pass was just no better. The one stroke that I made against the grain, during the third pass, was extremely rough. I would not have been able to hold the razor lightly and perform a pass. I then picked up my DE with a fresh blade and easily continued my third pass with no problems.

Feel free to be critical as I am very welcome to feedback.

Thanks and I look forward to my next attempt!!!

Carrolll Ware