Originally Posted by
MickR
Yes I took on the do or die approach too, but I remember how difficult it was even though I didn't throw away any of my old stuff (still have it all in the back of my wardrobe somewhere), I used a cut-throat exclusively until I got it right. This was after years of off and on trying to shave with a non shave ready razor, back in the pre-internet era, and with total ignorance of the how's, whys, and wherefores of operating a real razor due to having no father figure/mentor to show me how. Glad I got all that sorted now though. I became my own Mentor. They even gave me the badge to prove it ;).
Mick