Trying to get back to my Straight
Hey guys,
I've been a member here for a while, but I haven't used my Straight in over a year. Honestly, I was getting frustrated with my lack of ability to shave and not slice myself up :(. I went back to my safety razor but found that I was about as dangerous with that as I was my straight (not quite as bad, but still pretty rough). I even tried a Proglide. Now, it did provide a great shave and it worked pretty well, but the upkeep on one of those is ridiculously expensive. So, I'm turning back to my straight. But my concern is I'm going to have the same issues that I did previously with it. And from having a couple of experts here look at the razor (one I bought it from), it was honed well and ready to do it's job. So, I know its completely a 'user error'.
I'm going to brush up on the basics and try this thing again, but if you guys can offer any suggestions or words of encouragement, I'm all ears.