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A fair amount of you read my frustration so it's only fair to post some good news! The shaving is starting to feel better. Whiskers not pulling nearly as badly as they were at first.... seems to be...

Another shave this morning....I still feel like the razor is "pulling" across the face & whiskers. Not sure if this is a normal feeling, a result of poor stropping/something else, or if it is...

A couple people have offered to critique my stropping technique via skype but since I don't have a webcam, I'm uploading a short video of my stropping to youtube.... Man, is it difficult to video...

hi all,

An update... today was my 3rd time using the straight razor and I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that there is no more pulling or dryness. I've made my lather just a bit...

Thanks again to all who are offering advice. I'll keep making small adjustments each day until I have the winning formula. I'll keep you all in the know...

Also, I want to clarify what I said in...

Hi all,

A big thank you to everyone who replied to this thread and offered advice. Today was my 2nd shave and it did feel better. I tried playing with the blade angle and increasing it a bit did...

Well, this morning I performed my first straight razor shave. I was expecting to be delighted with how easily the razor glided over the skin, leaving behind nothing but super-smoothness. But...