Guys, I have a couple of you could say remedial questions but I'm gonna ask anyway. First I just got my new straight razor last week i shaved all three passes the first time and didn't even cut my self maybe not a big feat but I was very proud of myself. Herein lies the question when applying the cream do you do it with the brush or with your hand I'm scared the pre-shave oil may mess my brush up. Second how do you get the cream right I think I'm getting better but it doesn't seem to ever be enough, plus i always either have too much or too little water any advice would be appreciated. Finally, the are under and around the chin seems to be the toughest I'm not getting as close as I want I'm sure I'm doing something wrong the angle seems wrong but it's a tough spot. Also, I saw a post about carbon steel blades rusting really bad does that happen inevitably because I've been oiling mine before putting it up and no rust yet thank God, but is it for sure going too no way of avoiding, or will the oil prevent it?


Thanks,
Just getting started