Well I began by following Lynn Abrams video on preping the face. Hot towel then lather followed by another hot towel. I used the pricey wool fat soap which did not lather like I thought it would but it worked well enough I guess. I had already stropped the razor before I did the above. O.K. I bring the razor to my face and my hand is shaking I stopped and relaxed for a second until my hand got steady and I made the first pass. It went well I finished the right side then to the left using my left hand I did my neck last. Relathered and tried across the grain. Had to do alot of touch ups in hard to get spots and nicked under my left jaw. I finished off with St.Lucia bay rum which helped me feel every bad stroke I made
Today my face feels somewhat irratated and dry the shave was close but not as close as my fusion. After the shave I went over old posts and saw a video in the wiki and now know my grip could have changed for certain strokes, my angle was to obtuse and could have gotten better lather. Well now I need to wait for my face to heal and some hair to grow before I try again.