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Indeed. The illustrated tutorials in here are highly recommended: Category:Lather - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Couldn't agree more. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: With a bit of experience, you will get a passable shave with a sub par razor. But you will never get a passable shave with inferior...

Get a quality soap or cream, and you will not need it. Really.

As far as cream vs. soap is concerned, I find creams easier to lather up. And the best products I have ever tried were creams (cf....