Thread: First str8 shave today!

Shave 5 today. Got much closer in the neck with 4 passes. Wtg, xtg, xtg again, but closer to atg, then atg.

Decided to pick up my DE and clean up my chin as I had already wiped down the str8. And wow. What a difference it made. I am now almost positive my razor needs honing. The DE was so buttery smooth, even dry.

I have another razor in the mail, maybe even at the house already, but since we've been traveling since Xmas, I haven't gotten it. I even was dumb and left my scuttle and brush at home so I've been face lathering with my hands.

As soon as we get home, I'll probably send both razors(using a full hollow now, waiting on an extra hollow) to be honed and go back to the DE and practice stretching.

P.s. how do you guys like the whole "straight shave journey" thing? I've seen a few that are hundreds of shaves in by now, but started like me? Would it be too obnoxious to have another? Or should I just carry on and kill the thread?