Hi everyone,
Just figured I'd sign up and introduce myself :)
I recently received my first ever straight razor, pre-sharpened by Lynn I believe, and I'm definitely starting to get the hang of shaving with it now. Had my third shave with it today and it's getting better and better.
First shave I was being so careful that while I may have got away with only a slight nick in a more awkward area I didn't actually remove very much facial hair at all :D
Second shave was another tiny nick but I actually gave myself a fairly decent shave and today I managed to shave fairly well in the more tricky areas and the easier areas were lovely and smooth. Had a much better lather today, used a shaving cream instead of a shaving soap, still need a bit of practice with the soap.
Not sure about my stropping but I've not blunted the razor yet :D
Anyway; hello all!