Got my razors back and first shaves done

[jamaf]

I got my razors back from being honed and restored. My G.Johnson looks great all nice and shiny with the rust spots removed. So I got myself a nice silver tip brush and some shave cream and started my first straight razor shave yesterday. I only got as far as shaving from my sideburns down yesterday but it worked pretty good. Today I tried again but this time my full face. Only came out with a tiny nick.

My Noob questions are I am feeling a fair amount of razor burn. Is this normal or just a noob thing? I thought I would have trouble with the left hand shaving thing but not so far. I think I did a decent job after watching a number of "how to's " and reading through this site but I still have some "stubble" Is a 2nd pass required? I don't want to feel like I need to pull out my Mac 5 and finish my shave off.

Tips would be great..

I plan to head into town tomorrow and pick up a strop and maybe some shave soap as my wife isn't crazy about the smell of the cream I picked up.