Hello, all. I am new and I just received all my initial items for straight shaving. After leaving the electric shaving world for the DE world four months ago, I have been hunting for the best shave ever since. I never knew a person could be so consumed about getting the best shave possible. Shaving is no longer a chore but a quest for me.

Anyhow, I received my Dovo pre-honed blade from classicshaving.com and I botched the stropping right off the get-go. Heck, I even lead with the spine and watched Lyn's DVD three times, but my eagerness for that great shave got in my way; I believe I had too much pressure on the strop. Oh well, the learning curve begins.

Take care for now, and look forward to your posts.