Hello All,

I attempted my first straight razor shave and it did not got well. I purchased a razor from the classifieds and sent it to Lynn for honing so I know the razor was not the problem.

The lather was good, thick and creamy like cool whip.

I fully accepted that I would probably nick myself, and I did, but that wasn't the problem. From the first stroke, on my dominant side, even in the "easy" spots, it was very rough. Pulling, tugging, scraping are the adjectives that come to mind. Sounded like sand paper. I didn't shave at all yesterday, so I had 48 hours of growth, maybe that was a mistake for the first shave.

I know it was my technique, and I assume my angle was off. I tried my best to keep the 30 degree angle, but guess I didn't pull it off.

Oh well...will try again later.