I am brand new to straight razor shaving. My grandfather's old ERN Sword and Blade piqued my interest so I bought a Thiers Issard from Art of Shaving about 6 weeks ago. since then, I have bought a Dove from Straight Razor designs and have also made some wooden scales for the old ERN and was able to strop it into shave ready condition. The issue that I am having is that I still cut my neck or cheek from time to time. How long is the learning curve.