I've used a DE safety razor for several years....decades to accurate...with varying degrees of satisfaction. I recently lost my razor (tragedy!) and set out to replace it. In looking for a replacement safety razor, I ended up ordering a straight razor from Classic Shaving (a Hart 6/8). I figure one spends enough time shaving that it should be a pleasurable experience. I tumbled on to this site after placing the order, so hopefully I didn't go astray there.

Many years back I tried using a second-hand straight razor without any instruction and proceeded to neatly slice my face up. That experience deterred me until now. (Maybe losing my safety razor was just the push I needed to look at straight razors again...) I hope to learn from the wealth of experience here. With some luck, my next straight shave will have better results than the first!

Thanks!