jeb baker newbie

Hello everyone,

My name is Jeb and i just made my first straight straight razor shave.........i am in an AS (anonymous shavors) meeting?

sorry...bad joke...i have a dry sense of humor.

I am a pipe welder by trade and have moved on to inspection. I currently hold a CWI and am working in the field in California. I am originally from South Texas


anyway...like i said... first straight razor shave.

lots of razor burn.

Overall I managed well with only a few nicks on my neck generally a smoothe face except for a few places....corners of mouth...under nose.

I purchased a kit.....yeah yeah yeah.. beat me up but i had no other insight as to what to do and i just did this on my own. I like the old school idea of it all.

I have a Dovo razor 6/8 and i want to say its a full hollow grind.(i dont understand all of that just yet about the grind but i have the basics. i understand about the hollow grind) i have a two piece strop. one canvas and one leather. i followed the instructions with the kit on stropping.

maybe i am missing something (chances are that i am) but my shave seemed a little rought. the razor seemed like it wanted to drag.

i have a good shave at the end but like i said a good amount of razor burn afterword.

i would love suggestions. the whole straight razor shaving appeals to me, so i am not going to give up yet.

jeb

First thing you will want to make sure is that your razor is shave ready (has been honed by someone who knows how to sharpen razors), razors from the factory generally are not sharp enough for a smooth shave. It does take some time to get a good technique down. Keep at it, it will eventually come.