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    Default Two and a half months still going strong

    Well I've been shaving with a straight for two and a half month now and thought I'd give a small recap..

    These are probably the worst mistakes I've made so far:
    -at first I just stropped on CrO before every shave.. this is why my shaveready Crown is in need of a touchup
    -I hurried while I was shaving with a straight=bloody
    -I made lather that was to dry and that didnt help my left hand shaving my cheeks..I was doing it slow then..
    -I moved my face while the razor was on my skin=blood was drawn.

    The good things I did:
    -I bought three vintage straights from marktplaats (local ebay) and they are great shavers
    -sent one razor to Bart for honing.
    -learned to be patient while honing and not getting frustrated.. if its not good I wont shave any further and pickup the shavette or other straight to finish off and try again. no big deal..
    -I learned how to get a great shave with the shavette and real straights.. BBS and comfortable.
    -I learned how to stretch my skin so that the skin under my chin ends up higher and makes it easier to shave.

    so Whats next.
    -I'm still not done learning how to hone
    -With all my razors sharp I still need to figure out what razors I like best
    -I'll buy more razors and fix them up.(realy like doing that)
    -I need to rescale the razor I got from the clasifieds... The scales do not match the beauty of the blade.
    -I also need to rescale the Dorko so it has scales that fit better.
    - I need a new Brush
    -try other soaps/creams..

    what would I have done differently if time travel was possible..
    -I wouldnt have started with a shavette.. I love it now and use it quite often but as a first straight... I dont know
    -I wouldnt have bought a loomstrop
    -I would have started with a straight 15 years ago!

    All in all I'm pretty satisfied with all the things I have learned the last couple of months.. It was actualy easier than I expected and the results are that I enjoy shaving more that I've ever done before...

    I want to thank everybody overhere who has helped me to get started with this.

    Maarten
    Last edited by mlangstr; 01-23-2009 at 12:46 PM.

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