Welcome back.

I feel your angst! I am both impressed and glad that you came back - somewhere deep down, this is clearly something you feel a need to master.

I too wanted to learn but kept finding myself going back to my DE whenever I hit a wall. Ultimately one New Years, I vowed that I would shave with my straight for an entire year and nothing else. I am steadfast when I make my resolutions, so this worked for me. At about six months in I was shaving complacently. Honing on the other-hand... well that might take me a lifetime .

Learning to master a straight can come easy to some - for others, not so much. It certainly didn't come easy for me. Only by not giving myself the choice, did I get over that initial hurtle.

You can do it! Its fun!