There was no blood drawn but it wasn't easy! There's a whole lot of things to learn. I only shaved my cheeks (as suggested here). I'm right handed, and only shaved with that hand. The right side was relatively easy but the left was much more difficult. I think I was using too shallow of an angle? I'm very happy with it overall. I also need to improve my stropping technique. I'm not sure if I am pulling the strop tight enough, using too much pressure on the blade or something else but making it pass the hht isn't easy. My beard's not that tough so it seems plenty sharp to do the trick. I also realized the mug my Father gave me is a little small for my brush, so now I'm on the lookout for a bigger mug or scuttle....

I'm looking forward to my second shave is tonight. I only need to shave every three days os so. I can't wait to be able to make my face bbs, it'll make the girlfriend happy too!