I am a new straight razor shaver. My beautiful wife of ten years was kind enough to take my hints of wanting to use straight razors by giving me a gorgeous Dovo mother of pearl 7day razor set in a burl wood coffin with leather strop to boot. I have been shaving since Christmas day with surprising ease. I even took to using the strop pretty well. The world of straight razor shaving is even more fun than I thought. It has turned a daily chore into something fun and the ritual of maintaining my razors is a pleasure. Now even the prospect of collecting razors is enticing. I am just thrilled with the entire process and wish my beard grew faster so I could shave more.

I am learning and improving every day and have ditched my Mach III altogether with one exception. I also shave my head. I've had it done in a Barber shop professionally and it was quite a luxurious experience. I have some apprehension to try myself but I was also nervous about my first shave and that went without incident. I shave my head by feel in the shower with a safety razor and not sure if that would be wise with a straight. Does anyone here shave their head using a straight razor?

This forum has been so very helpful and many of you have helped me without even knowing with your informative posts and videos so thank you.

Happily shaving old school style,
Christopher