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I didn't do a lot of research about the shaving soap and it is the main thing that I should have thought about but didn't. Be careful with your lather as the type of cream or soap depends on how much...

I was able to set up a meet with the other member (Puerco) and the result turned out great! During the entire evening I learned a lot and he honed my razor for me once again. He let me try out the...

I took the photo after the shave. I took care in making sure the razor edge did not touch anything except for my skin before the shave.
EDIT: Getting an experience I can reference too is something...

Hea again!

I finally received my razor back from the original owner. I was a bit disappointed as the bevel was not as corrected as I had hoped. Anyways, I tried shaving and the edge dulled very...

Hea guys,

Just a quick update on the situation. I haven't been able to make the video yet because of something quite positive. I got in touch with the original honer and he told me that I could...

Thanks again for all the great posts! Love this community so far, really makes it a great learning experience :D I will make a video of my entire shave (prep, strop and shave) so you guys can get a...

Ah that is what you were referring too. Yes I did have a little bit of a stubble left there, but not real hairs still sticking out like I have with the SR :P
Never did any ATG as I did not have real...

@Bakepit haha it definitely is :P
@Jetmech I just did my 3rd shave and tried going against the grain like you said. The razor had A LOT of resistance. I had troubles getting through my moustache and...

Hea everyone,

Thanks for the awesome replies once again!
Just had my second shave with the new equipment and it went a lot better than the first time around. This time I was able to produce more...

A lot of userful information going on here. Thanks a bunch! I will try all three tips next shave but first I am gonna give my face some days to heal up.
Thought there wasn't a lot of difference...

Hea everyone!

I just received my first "real" straight razor after shaving for a couple of months with a Bluebeards Revenge shavette.
I reached the point of shaving really comfortably with the...