Well gents, I had my first shave with a straight. I think I did pretty well. I did a full shave; WTG, ATG, and XTG. I only gave myself a few weepers (mostly due to the XTG pass and my inexperience), still less than a Merkur DE blade gives me. I did need to strop the razor half way through the XTG pass. While not BBS all the way save the cheeks, I rather enjoyed the experience. Throughout an SMF members mantra rang true; “It’s your face, not a race." I'll need many more practices as I did with a DE before I can get a great shave, and learn how to handle the razor especially on the neck, chin, and upper lip areas. Thanks for all the help gentlemen, especially to Gugi for selling me a razor and strop. I’m sure I’ll be asking many more questions in the future.
Serg