Thanks for the replies.

I forgot to mention that I hadn't shaved for a few days, when I did my first straight razor shave. I was wondering if that made it a little difficult. In other words, with a straight razor, does it make a difference (make it easier) if I shave every day? I'm used to shaving every few days and with my disposable it doesn't seen any tougher. Of course, I'm hoping that by becoming more comfortable with a straight razor, that will motivate me to shave every day. Anyway, in summary I'm wondering if I should have first shaved, say, the day before with my disposable to make the straight razor shave (practice for a newbie) easier.

There's a knife sharpening place not far from my house that I'll check out tomorrow. I presume they are familiar with honing straight razors.

I'll keep you guys updated.

Cheers,

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