Originally Posted by
JoeLowett
SR shaving is simple in its purist form- removing hair with a single sharp blade- but becomes an art once you have any expectations of getting a Consistently good shave.
There are more factors then it seems that you are aware of. Quiet frankly most all well groomed and well shaved men prior to the 1930's got their shaves at a barber shop because using and maintaining their own SR was not and easy as you think-
Not only must you learn to use it but you must also maintain the edge to be shavable- this includes proper care, stroping, touch ups and honing for general maintain and edge restoration for when things get ugly!
If it were so easy this forum would be all collectors talking about new acquisitions rather than a bunch of shavers talking about shaving techniques
I wish you luck- fwiw I didn't find it to be too hard, but I also respected the fact it wouldn't be easy.