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    I'm two weeks into shaving with a straight razor. I was shaving my whole face after three days and muscled through the razor burn. The razor burn and numerous nicks decreased in intensity and volume seemingly every day; however, it still existed to the point where I was constantly reminded throughout the day that I had done something wrong in the morning. The positive side of it is that it kept me searching for a solution. I'm in the military, so I don't necessarily have to have a BBS shave, it just has to look very presentable 12 hours later. I found this link three days ago and after implementing the recommendations, have only had razor burn in a few small spots since then (after a WTG, XTG and ATG pass) and only because I wasn't paying attention. Just thought I should share just in case it helps someone else.


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    I had not seen that post, thanks for linking to it.

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    Never seen that one either Bob...Pretty much hit the nail on the head; excellent explaination. I recently sold a razor to a guy on ebay, that I honed and obviously test shaved before sending. I had a great shave, smooth, no irritation, but in the feed back he said it wasn't shave ready. Beginners really need to heed the advice of more experienced guys... 1. your technique will make a razor seem not shave ready. 2. When we say don't strop the razor b/c it is shave ready, DON'T STROP IT for your first attempt at stropping, then complain the edge was dull or pulling.
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    Thank you for the link
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