I've been shaving with a Straight Razor for almost 3 years now. I can get a great shave on my face but I've never hit it out of the park on my neck. My beard grows right to left so it's hard to get a smooth shave on my neck. My wife bought me a gift certificate to get a shave but I never used it (just put the gift certificate in a drawer for about a year). I've been battling cancer for the past 18 months including a couple of surgeries and a treatment for a year that is kind of like chemo. I had my last treatment Monday and I will be able to go back to work on Dec 1st. My wife scheduled an appointment at the barbers for me today so I went in and used my gift certificate. I would suggest you have this done at least once in your life. This was a Cancer Free Celebration for me but I may have picked up a new technique. The barber got my neck "baby smooth". He used a much shorter and quicker stroke than what I do. I can't see myself getting a shave very often but it was pretty cool and now I know that it is possible to get my neck smooth so I have to work on that (I kind of accepted that I was getting the best shave that my neck allowed).