Originally Posted by
grizli
so I just got my new dovo 6/8 best quality and a 2" Latigo strop from srd today. as I mentioned before I've been shaving with my grandfather's Gillette slim adjustable for a while now, so I've got a brush and a mug and all the rest already. decided to try as recommended to start with WTG pass only, just to see how it goes, and finish up with my DE afterwords...
so 3 straight razor passes (WTG, XTG,ATG) later (DE looking at me in accusation all the while), I can say this:
1. What I'm gonna say here will probably bite me in the behind in the near future (see 2).
2. for a first shave, I came out nick free and almost as smooth as my regular DE shaves.
3. I now have to relearn all I figured out about directions and holds from my DE technique.
4. until I get some more practice, it's still slower than the DE. the good part is that it's not by much! if I get up even slightly earlier than i do today I can straight shave and still be at work as usual
5. my guess, my straight razor is here to stay:tu
now for the big question: how come while DE shaving I can not shave with my off hand, with the straight I not only can but might quietly murmur something like it came out better on that side?
anyway, after about 4 months of lurking about and reading like crazy (even posting here and there), I can now claim with a clear conscience to be a striaght razor place member with an actual straight razor!