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Use the spine thickness as a guide. The spine of the razor is about 15 degrees thick for any razor in decent shape, regardless of size or grind. So keep the spine about 1.5-2 spine thicknesses off...

I wouldn't recommend it to newbies, but I intermingle my first and second passes. First stroke with lather, followed immediately by a different stroke on the same area without lather or water...

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Sounds like a pretty good attempt. The first shaves are always tricky, it's just such a foreign skill compared to a cartridge razor or DE. Generally as long as you escape without major injury it's...