Thread: I did my first shave today! YEA!!

Well i did my first SR shave today. I ordered the starter set from ruprazor. I know the razor is not as sharp as it should. I tried stroping it but still not sure if im doing it right. It felt like it pulled a little. Stretching my skin and opening my jaw i was able to get 80% of my face almost all the way down my neck. I have a goa t so i dont have to worry about above my lip and my chin. I alternated between hands. Same hand same side. I shaved WTG and XTG. I was very surprised it was not as hard as i thought it would be. I do know i need it invest in a quality brush. Came out BBS. Only a couply tiny spots where you can feel a faint stubble. Much better than to Safty razor. I LOVE IT!Im addicted!!!! Now the hardest part learning how to get the razor as sharp as possible. I fell the will be the most chalenging.
Oh yes! on top of that i had an audience. My 8 and 10 year old watching and distracting me. LOL! But they were good.

Welcome to a great world. I've been SR shaving for about a month now. I would mention a few quick things.

1) See if any members are in your area and can give you some pointers, a two hour session one Saturday morning taught me a ton!

2) Be careful when stropping. I found out that at the end of my strokes I was rolling the razor the wrong way and ended up rolling the edge of my brand new razor. A quick tip taught to me, concentrate on the last stroke, rolling the razor on its spine and comming to a complete stop with the razor on the strop, pointing up, then lift it straight off. I was lifting as the razor was comming towards me and that's how I rolled it.

I hope I helped and welcome!
-Ty

Glad it worked out for you. My first shave was a bit anticlimactic. If you have chromium oxide on the back side of that stop, give it a few strokes and the shave will be noticeably better than the first...and the third is better than the second and before you know it, you'll be a pro.

Thank you! I definitaly could use a few tips. If there is anyone in my arae that wouldn't mind giving a lession that would be great. Im in western Mass.

First off welcome to SRP and congrats on your first shave. Now there are videos in the wiki on stropping and there is a section on technique. Read through these and it will help your stropping. If i read right you also said you didn't think your razor was sharp enough? Why do you think this?
Next I wouldn't worry to much about learning to hone a razor right off the bat, there is a lot to learn as far as proper angles and such while shaving. Give yourself some time to learn the basics then worry about honing. Just a suggestion..

Enjoy your new love for straight and

I can give a good piece of advice, I learned the hard way on this one. When you stretch the skin of your face while shaving, DO NOT let the skin slip and retract in the middle of a stroke with the razor. I have a healthy scar on my face from it. I wear the scar with pride, mind you! Just be careful of the skin stretching! Good luck!

Originally Posted by sbrouwers

. If i read right you also said you didn't think your razor was sharp enough? Why do you think this?

Enjoy your new love for straight and

When i was shaving i it felt like it was pulling the hair. Some areas did not feel it yet the area closer to my mouth did feel the pulling. Also if i run a hair across the blade it does not cut it. Should i send it back to ruprazor or strop it more?

Originally Posted by sharpshavefun007

I can give a good piece of advice, I learned the hard way on this one. When you stretch the skin of your face while shaving, DO NOT let the skin slip and retract in the middle of a stroke with the razor. I have a healthy scar on my face from it. I wear the scar with pride, mind you! Just be careful of the skin stretching! Good luck!

OUCH!!! I will remember that! thank you!