Alive but...very badly burnt.
Hi there, my name is Kanah and I've been lurking here for awhile. I recently purchased a Dovo 6/8 with imitation tortoise shell scales from Straight Razor Designs. For my first shave I did not have all the suggested amenities, my brush and shave soap are still in the mail and should be here within a week, so I had to use some canned goop.
The shave was ok but could have been much better, I lathered up right out of the shower and tried to shave, there was some light tugging in some places and a lot of razor burn which I attributed to bad technique(harder than it looks). Today I stropped the blade about 60-70 times on my Illinois 206 then I heated up a wet towel in the microwave and wrapped my face before shaving and it was much worse I couldn't even finish the shave.
So is this all because of my lack of appropriate shave prep, or is my stropping bad(light pressure, tight strop, and I think the blade is even), or is it all lack of experience?
Also I'd like to express my appretiation to Don and Lynn for their incredible service:tu