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    Default First time shave report

    So I finally had the bare necessities to jump in last night and give it a whirl. I managed to get a decent idea of what I needed to be doing from looking at videos on YouTube, so here's the basic rundown:

    -Stretched The Filly out and gave it a warm up with the palm of my hand
    -Stropped the razor keeping the strop taut/straight while leading with the spine first and applying just enough pressure to make contact without creating a bend in the strop
    -Dipped brush in hot water, rubbed in soap for ~1 minute, blotched in bowl/added water until it looked pretty good
    -Applied lather
    -Shaved both cheeks according to how I saw this guy do it:
    YouTube - Straight Razor Shave

    -Finished up with a safety razor, cleaned up the area/accoutrement, and stropped the Bismarck again

    Overall, I think it went pretty well. I was impressed by the closeness of the shave given my horrid technique, I went over the areas with the safety razor and I didn't notice it taking any further stubble off. There was a little irritation this morning, but I did no preshave prep as I don't have the stuff yet, and I used some crappy generic aftershave for the same reason.

    Anyway, any insights/resources appreciated!
    Last edited by rawsted; 02-01-2010 at 04:43 PM.

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