Thread: HELP!!!!!!!!!

WineGuyD,

First some advice about your stropping...Increase the number of laps from 25 to 50-55 on both the fabric and the leather (total 100-110) of your strop. Don't bear down on your strop, but let the razor's weight hold it on the strop. Second, leave that steaming hot towel on your face for 45-60 seconds. Perhaps even longer.

Finally, nobody should expect a BBS shave on the first pass, especially someone new to straight razor shaving. The goal in straight razor shaving, as with DE razor shaving is beard reduction with each pass. Along with your WTG pass with the razor, try an XTG pass with your razor too. You may not get to BBS smoothness, but you will be closer to achieving it. Later, as you gain in experience, try an ATG pass with the razor on certain areas of your beard, such as your neck.

I hope this helps.