Dear Friends

Today I thought I'de be bolt and shave with the old puma razor I already have. I honed it on ceramic rods and stropped it on an old leather belt (which did a nice job).

At first it went pretty well but at some point i nicked my ear (twice) trying to shave the outer part of my cheek. I must say that it looked worse than it actually was but it's still pretty intimidating.

I was trembling like a little schoolgirl after that, pretty scary stuff putting a knive like that so close to your skin.

Anyway, I did the entire face but unfortunately it wasn't BBS so I had to finish the job with one of my disposable wilkenson blades.

How did you guys cope with the anxiety of putting a straight razor to your face for the very first time?

Gr. TheSkyer

P.S. Of course besides being pretty intimidating there was of course also a feeling of triumph and accomplishment, not all bad