Thread: Proper hone question from newbie

see, it does get better.
btw it's your face that could use the resting, not the razor

This is very common. Another thing to evaluate is your stropping. Blades smooth out a little by shaving. Its almost as if the skin does the work of the strop. Make sure your taking the time to strop before shaving, perhaps several more passes.

This might help your future shaves.

Hi Neighbor! Welcome to the forum. There are almost enough Okies here to be a poulation. Good Luck.

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.

Hi and welcome to SRP glad to hear you gaining progress on the shaves gratz.