Thread: A little guidance for a beginner?

Great job ditching the electric, you'll never go back once you have a few good wet shaves. Your plan sounds reasonable, and I would definitely suggest you listen to the advice about getting a strop now. I'm fairly new myself, and tried to skip stripping yesterday because I was in a hurry to catch a flight. I didn't think I would even notice, but the difference in sharpness was dramatic. If you aren't stripping from the beginning, you may get quite frustrated simply because your razor isn't sharp enough to give a comfortable shave. You have plenty to learn already, so take razor sharpness out of the equation and get a strop if you can.

Good luck!

*sorry, spell check wants me to be a 'stripper', not a 'stropper'.