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Some updates:
1. Added a Dovo "Bismark" from SRD. 6/8 hollow. I use it every other shave and really like it better than the 5/8.
2. Swapped Publix brand witch hazel to Dickenson's. I like it a...

Thanks for all the responses.

I had the best shave yet last night tho it appears my neck will be an issue for a while. Used kyle's prep and the vanden hagen soap. Used the SR only and the...

No play-by-play. Shaves are definitely getting better. No further cuts (!). Still working on the lather and the final cleanup. I admit to falling back to the M3 a time or two to clean up my neck....

@dward: :D

@Alembic: Yup, I've been practicing the lathering so much that the wife is getting annoyed. "What are you doing in the bathroom AGAIN?"

I skipped yesterday morning to give my face...

@speckey: Thanks, and I've watched (and re-watch) every video I can.

Setup is Dovo Best Quality 5/8, 2" latigo leather strop, Simpson B4 pure badger brush, and unscented shaving soap. It's the...

Ok, I am going back and categorizing this as a cut. I haven't been in front of a mirror since this morning but my wife just asked me what I did to my chin. Here's a pic (click for larger view)....

I decided to take a slightly different, and slightly longer, road to full on shaving with a SR. Until recently all I ever did was squirt foam out of a can, rub it in, then use a cartridge to scrape...