Hey all! I'm from the Finger Lakes Region of NY State. Going off to Law School in the fall and spending the summer honing my Straight Razor skills. My first shave was a day ago and I didn't cut myself! However, as expected, it was a pretty bad shave, a lot of pulling on the hair, etc. I practiced my strop several times today and I'll give the entire thing a go again tomorrow... with better stropping and preshave prep this time.
Thanks for this forum and for introducing me to this new world of shaving. Very excited to continue perfecting this art form!