I shaved my entire face with my str8 razor today. BBS not quite there yet because I only made 1-2 passes, but I did shave both sides of my face, chin and neck; and even though I am right-handed, I shaved the left side of my face with my left hand. Only 2-3 very small nicks that disappeared when I applied the alum block. No razor burn at all.

I appears that I'm slowly getting the hang of this.