I've been shaving with a straight for about 3 months now. There is a lot you can learn before actually putting the razor to your face. Like others have said, I wish that I had started with a straight. I'd have this thing down by now.

I am still young enough to remember when I first started shaving and I cut myself, had razor burn, ingrown hairs and all that. My dad was a trucker and he didn't show me how to shave. I just grabbed a razor and some barbasol and went to work. It sucked.