Well, I did it. After having a beard for 20 years, I cut it this weekend. I am still not bare faced, just cut it down to a nice goatee. It actually makes shaving easier, no trim lines to work around. It makes using a big 7/8-8/8 razor much easier. I used my new Wacker 7/8 to mow down the beard. I was staying in a cabin and had no clippers so the Wacker cut it all down to skin. It took a toll on the edge, I had to slide it over a stone when I got home. Luckily I travel with two razors so I stropped my second blade and shaved the stubble left from the bushhogging. It is different. My cheeks have not felt the sun for a long time so it is a different sensation. The skin is a little sensitive right now, but what do you expect. It has not been shaved since I was 18, I am 38 now.

The wife likes it, makes me look younger, she says. The dog did not bite me when I got home she he must still recognize me. The kids are at camp so it will be interesting to see what they say when I pick them up.