Thread: Still waiting for my first shave

1. Don't start trying to hone until you have a little experience under your belt with shaving.

2. If you only have one shave ready razor, go easy on the stropping. Use very light pressure, and don't ever ever ever ever lift the spine off the strop until you are done. Much better to under-stop than ruin the edge. I suggest having at least two shave-ready razors, one as a backup.

3. I have lots of scars to show for my attempts to shave with Ebay razors that I was restoring, before I really learned to hone. Don't force it, and don't keep shaving with a dull razor. Either you will cut yourself, maybe badly, or you feel like your face is on fire all day.

Hope this helps. Have fun!

Thanks alot that is some good advice. This is going to be a true test of my wills since I am not a patient person at all and I know that to be safe I need to make sure that the razor is not only sharp but to GO SLOW. So wish me luck everyone I hope I dont kill myself.