I finished my second str8 shave 2 days ago, and it went pretty well. I had just over a week's growth and was a little nervous about shaving when my whiskers were so thick and long. I did one pass WTG and one pass that was a XTG/ATG combination. I only got 2 or 3 small nicks and my shave seemed a bit closer than my first str8 shave. I had done 50 passes on the strop ahead of time, and the razor seemed even sharper than the first time I used it (it came honed and shave-ready when I bought it).

Any way, after finishing my second pass and rinsing my face off with cold water and drying it, I noticed a few stray whiskers here and there. In a moment of bravado, I decided to just clean up a bit with the razor on my dry face. I was surprised at how comfortable the razor felt on dry skin. I seemed to have a lot more control over it, and it seemed to be pretty effective for shaving off those strays. I could see what I was doing better without the lather and could more easily stretch my skin. Surprisingly, it did not seem to leave any burn or additional nicks behind.

Just wondering whether anyone else has done any dry shaving with a str8 and what your experience was. I certainly can't imagine doing a first pass dry, but as a final, touch-up pass, it seemed to work quite well.

Payne