Nothing Felt=Best Blade Shave
I recently experienced what I think straight razor shaving is all about. I went through the routine of prepping my blade and began a normal shave. The lather was good and after several strokes without pull, sound, or scrape, I thought something was wrong with my blade; HOWEVER, The lather by then was chocked full of whiskers! My skin was slick in the razor's path. I had finally achieved the best blade shave from that old razor that I had ebayed. It was an ornery thing to master. Now it is my pet shaver. I was a DE, injector, and finally a Mach Man. Mess with straight razors: In addition to shaving they are the greatest thing for eye/hand coordination. I was an electrical maintenace HVAC tech. We sometimes had to change parts while machinery was energized. One slip of the hand doing that and something bad happened! Using a straight razor is the next best thing for that kind of adventure. Not only eye/hand skill, but absolute attention to task is the rule. No thinking about anyting but cutting what you want to cut. Nothing more. Nothing less. Give it a try and do not give up until you get that no-feel shave. I am having a very good time doing and talking about this.