well my razors arrived yesterday after being restored and sharpened by a member on here -sboness- i've been itching to try shaving with a straightrazor and full of trepidation at the same time, i had read all the beginners guides and fully intended following them,shaving easy bits until i was comfortable and building on that over a period of shaves.
i basically ended up doing my whole face, i did my left side from the sideburn down,then the right side,i felt quite comfortable so i just continued,it did take me a long time though!,especially the tricky areas! and the tricky areas wern't as close of a shave as the easy areas
it was both easier and harder than i was expecting,the actual shaving was ok,i didn't nick myself whilst making the strokes,the nicks i did get were from being careless whilst moving the razor from 1 area to another,all minor nicks though!
so i'm quite happy with that,still need heaps of practise before i'm proficient but not a bad start!