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After completing my fifth shave I am getting more confident. I spent a much longer time on my pre-shave. Shower, applied some creme, put on a hot towel, rinsed off, applied beard oil as a pre-shave...

Out of curiosity, will I be able to use the whetstone I have for my chef knives when I get a straight razor? I currently have the model in the link (1000/6000 grit) and a diamond plate for keeping my...

Thanks for the info, some kind people are going to send me a brush and some soaps to try. Thanks for the tips on the giveaway and library.

I will try to get one when funds allow but want to give the shavette at least a month.

Stay safe during the hurricane. I suspect you will be evacuating, correct?

Good point, I am pretty darn slow so I'll try lathering up less of my face.

Thank you all for the great advice. I definitely noticed from that my third shave today was better than the first two. A couple of observations:

1. I know it has been said many times but...

Yeah, I noticed there seem to be some great deals in the BST section and quite a few seem to be shave ready which would be nice.

Thanks for the warm welcome. What blades would you recommend?

I've been interested in shaving with a straight razor for quite some time. I wasn't quite ready to make the jump to purchasing a strop, honing stones, straight razor, etc and decided to go with a...