Originally Posted by
TTfireman
First off thanks for all of the replies thus far. And as to joed's question I am a paid Oklahoma City Fireman of 5 years. Now on to shaving. I opened the Dovo box, upon which the seal had already been broken, and ran the razor under hot water to remove the oil. I then dried it with a bath towel being careful not to come in contact with the edge. I must confess I then checked the edge with my thumb. Hey, it was a new toy. I then gave it about 20 passes on the strop. I feel rather confident that I stropped it correctly. I have been reading and watching videos on this website like crazy (much to my fiance's disgust I might add). My beard prep consisted of a hot shower and then applying proraso cream (the C.O. Bigelow variety) that I had whipped to a lather using my brush. I didn't have any problems with my first shave on my dominant cheek. It was my second shave when I tried the neck area on my dominant side that I experienced the discomfort. I probably was using the wrong angle or one of a million other rookie mistakes. I just thought I would check the blade using the HHT after I had the discomfort and it brought up a red flag when it wouldn't pass. Anywho, I'm gonna try again tonight. Maybe it's just a part of the whole learning curve thing.