Quote Originally Posted by razordave View Post
I switched to the safety razor. I'm building up my confidence on shave at a time, but this is definitely tougher than I thought it would be. I've got a lot of respect for all of you pros that aren't even concerned at the prospect of holding such a sharp instrument against their skin.

I felt exactly the same when I switched from the DE to the straight. I approached it with trepidation. My first two or three weeks all of my shaves were completed with the DE. Just keep on with it and you may find, as I did, that you won't want to shave with anything but a straight razor.