aaahhhh! that freakin' hurt...
... not sure how many new guys say that after their first shave w/ a razor. I did.
Just got a DOVO Renaissance for Christmas and I tried to shave w/ it. It felt nothing like I expected; the pain I imagine was close to getting your skin ripped off...wait that almost did happen.
Anyway, I joined this forum to try to get some feedback and learn how to properly shave with a razor. I admire the old school ways of doing thigs and this method of shaving is definetely one i'd like to learn.
After reading different threads on this forum, i'm guessing the reason my first shave hurt like hell was because the razor was "factory sharp" (correct me if i'm wrong here). I looked at getting a 4000/8000 honning stone vs sending it in to get it done by someone else. I'm not sure if it's just me, but it seems like buying the stone is much better than spending $30 for each time i have to get it sharpened. Any thoughts?
Thank you gents!