I got my sight unseen Str8 and poor man's strop kit from whipped dog yesterday. He puts a lot of care into his product. Love all of the directions he includes with the kit.

I got a 4/8's razor and all the fixins with the strop kit. I've been shaving with a DE razor for a few weeks now. I'm using VDH soap with a Badger hair brush.

I lathered up and as advised shaved cheeks only. I can tell this is an art to be learned.

I started with the blade angled just under two spine widths away from my cheek. I had to reduce the angle to get it a little smoother, but think I started getting the feel for it.

I'm looking forward to trying again in the morning.