Had my first shave with a str8 last night. My wet shave set was on the porch when I arrived home from work. I bought 6/8 Dovo, 3'' latigo strop, mug, soap. I shaved the right side of my face and it went very well so I switched hands and went to the left side. I spite of the fact that I couldn't see the blade part of the time, my right eye is blind, it went even better than the right side. I then went XTG on both sides no problems. Nice and smooth!

I'm going to have to experiment with my grip or maybe use my right hand on the left sideburn area to compensate for the vision problem. I'm really pleased otherwise. I think I'll stick to shaving the cheeks for a few days before I go to the neck and the chin.

BTW, the whiskers simply flew off! Thanks for the great hone work Lynn!

Now I'll see if I can strop without ruining the edge.

Robert