Okay I admit it I was a fool, I needed some money and decided that my DE razor could do better than my straights. I sold all of my straight gear and shaved with a double edge for a few months. The shaves while normally very nice and close, are just not as comfortable or as nice as a straight Well a couple weeks ago I got the bug and said the hell with it, I am going to get myself a really nice razor and a really nice strop. So I went over to straight razor designs and got a reworked 8/8ths henckels 2/3rds hollow ground razor with India Bacote scales, and a Livi loom strop. Now I know the loom strop could be a gamble, but I have heard good things about them and they come pasted wiith .5 Chromium oxide and a daily stropping side. That strop and then having my razors professionally honed when needed could give me the edge I need. I was never good at honing, and I have tried and tried.
Anyways When I would shave with a straight I would do three passes, wtg, xtg, and atg.What kind of passes do you guys like to do, I would like to get away with a wtg and atg, but the atg pass is alwasys sideways on my neck and usually I would need to go xtg before to make sure I got all of the stubble. It is tricky to get it all trying to move sideways on your neck with a straight, that is why I used a DE for a while.
So anyways I am soon on my way back to straight shaving as soon as my razor gets back from the free!!! honing Don at straight razor designs decided to give it.:D:D:D
Thanks again Don.