If there is one single thing about this age old art of shaving with a straight razor it would be ‘Patience’!

It takes time, not so long for some and longer for others.

Back ‘in the day’ when a boy started to need to shave he had a father an uncle or perhaps a neighbor who would guide him! His beard was soft and sparse, yours is old and tough!

I started when I was 56, I’m now 60 and every once in awhile I’ll get a nick, but the ‘cuts’ are long gone (knock on wood).

Take your time and just stick to the cheek area. If your having problems with using your non-dominate hand stick to your dominate hand for both sides/I do and it works well for me! It just takes some imagination to make it happen and happen well!

Hang in there! IT WILL GET BETTER!!