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6 months into shaving now, and things still keep getting better. The other night I had the best shave yet. While I usually go for the simple servicable shave, (a two pass WTG w/ lather, XTG w/...

Thank you! I always feel a little self conscious after I post a huge wall of text. I figure that I can come back to it in the future and see what my learning/thought process was and that justifies...

Well, I'm about 4 months into my straight razor experience, so I thought I'd update my journal a bit as I've learned a thing or two.

The main thing that has helped me came from an insight I had...

Its been awhile since I've updated this thread. I stopped posting each shave because each post seemed just like the last. I have not stopped shaving though, nor have I stopped learning, so here are...

Had save number 10 last night, but didn't get around to my journal till today.

All my prep is same as before. In shower, shampoo, lather good, let the conditioner sit, yada yada yada.
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tl'dr version: Pretty much same as the last one, tried a little ATG but was very tough so I stopped.

Readers Digest version
Got my 9th under my belt, and I feel my shaving technique is really...

His site also has a list of references on the left. Check those out if you have doubts. As for my dealings with the man I've found him to be very generous and helpful.

If you do a search for...

What a great shave today. So relaxing and enjoyable, plus I got it smoother than ever!

tl;dr version
*Great stropping session, felt very comfortable and really got in a groove
*Beard prep:...

Had my 7th shave tonight, probably took me about an hour.

tl;dr version:
Razor: John Williams Damascus Sheffield. 3rd shave with it.
Stropping: 50 on the linen, 100 on the leather.
Beard...

The aftershave I use is 55% alcohol, so I'm already getting that. I think I'm pressing too hard on the chin. I notice that I use more pressure on the more difficult areas. Need to work on keeping...

I know my plan has been to shave every other day, but I had a nice shin dig to go to tonight and wanted a decent shave to go to so I decided to give my cheeks and neck a quick swipe with the razor. ...

So I decided to up my shaving frequency to every other day, so here I am with shave #5.

Here is the tl;dr version.
*Better Shave than last time, could be to a variety of reasons.
*Focused on...

I do think its the angle on the up stroke. Today before I shaved (more on that later :) ) I raised the strop higher so that the top was about shoulder height, and the bottom maybe a foot below. ...

Yeah, I got the feeling that I was lifting the edge a bit on the upstroke, but when I started to put more pressure on, it felt like I was using more than "the weight of the blade" so I backed off. ...

Did my 4th shave last night, and the shave was not as nice as last time. I used my Dovo Prima again, as my last shave with it was just phenomenal.

I changed 2 things in my shaving routines, and...

No shave today, but I did put together a nice little scuttle today so I thought I'd share.

Until recently, I did not understand the difference between a shaving mug and a scuttle. It was just...

Had my 3rd shave today, man am I loving this!

Like I said before, my strop came in just after my 2nd shave a few days ago. Unfortunately, it needed a lot of breaking in before I could actually...

Ok, well I was tired of waiting for my strop to come in, and with my new razor passing the HHT, I decided to go for shave number 2.

Before I started, I boiled up some water in my little tea...

I got my second razor today, a John Williams Damascus Sheffield. It came pretty sharp. Passed the arm hair test at least, but I don't want to shave with it until I strop it.

Its been a few days...

Thank you guys for the comments and encouragement. My strop still hasn't arrived yet, and I don't want to do a second shave without it. I forgot to say I didn't get a mug before my first shave, I...

Ok, so I decided to give it a go, even though I'd have to wait for my strop for my 2nd shave.

My plan has been to follow the beginner's instructions stickied at the top of this forum and ease my...

Here are some of the resources I've found useful or interesting so far.

Knowledge
SRP's beginner's wiki page. This is the newb's one stop shop for the basic knowledge he needs. Good Brands,...

Hello all,

Like others in this section, I'm new to straight razors. I've enjoyed reading about other's learning experiences and want to document my own as well. Instead of posting a new thread...