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Thanks you guys! All of your input really helps, I've definitely got a lot of good ideas from you all and I think I'm gonna go with the sponge method, it seems like the safest, easiest, and fastest...

One last quick question for you guys! When you make one or two shaving strokes with your razor while shaving, you get quite a bit of lather on the side of your razor, what's the best/fastest way to...

Alright guys, so I just shaved, I made sure I made a nice thick lather, went two complete passes (that's all it takes for me really), The bowl, brush, and soap made a HUGE difference, My face felt...

Hahah Parker and Maples it's completely and 100 percent fine, if anything I enjoyed reading through your convo and laughing to myself. All i can say is you guys are legends ;) I went to Wal Mart and...

Whoah! Parker your seriously 14!? That's insane, and so cool that your already shaving with a straight razor. I'm 19, but didn't start shaving at all until 16!

Thankyou very much for the help Parker and Maple. I'm going to head down to walmart and test shaving tonight. I can imagine how much of a difference the brush and soap will make in comparison to the...

The blade did have a few nicks on it, but the knife sharpening place sanded and filed it all out before they sharpened it, from what I know (very little) it seems to be in good conditiont. And I'll...

Bad pictures, my camera isn't great. But hopefully you can get an Idea of what I have.

I have a 361 Illinois horsehide leather strop

A very high grit wetstone, I have never touched my razor to it in fear of dulling or honing incorrectly, cause it's not a hone, just a very very high...

I'll be sure to post some pictures of my gear, right now actually. I haven't had it honed yet. I took it to a place that sharpens shears, razors, knives and various other things, they sharpened it in...

Hey fellow Utahans! I'm a Mormon as well (about to serve a mission in a few months in Portugal). I've started to get into straight razor shaving, i'm loving it thus far, but unfortunately with having...