Bleedin like a stuck pig........

Alright gang heres the skinny,
Im a newb and told everybody I would give an update after my first official SR shave.

As you can guess from the title of this post, much practice is still needed. Sent my old Torrey straight to Don and Lynn for honing and man is it sharp. Didnt shave my neck or under my chin with my SR due to the nearby location of the jugular. So from the chin up I cut my self 3 times...twice not so bad and one gusher.

Think i need to work on my angle and pullin my skin tighter. Bandaids and all, still cant wait til my next SR shave. Thanks for all the advice.....keep it comin!

I have also cut my face up pretty bad on my first week of shaving with a SR.
Noticed that the nicks are getting fewer each time I shave.
I think it is because I am unlearning the way I used to shave and replacing it with a new way.

I highly recommend getting a Styptic Pencil for those cuts. They work miracles in concealing the fact that you've gotten nicks!

You have started down the path :) Yes the relearning curve can be a bugger at times, but as long as you learn something after each shave you'll get better fast :)

Congrats on your first voyages :nj

Congrats on your first step down the path of shaving nirvana! :D

We've all been there, no worries! :D

It really is just practice. You'll find that the shave quality improves and the number of slices drops right off after just a few shaves, and the enjoyment factor goes right up each time as well! :)

Good luck and keep us posted!

This is a hobby/obsession we have all bled for. Keep at it, it is worth the journey!!

If you're not bleeding than you're not shaving close enough.

DTrain I know your pain and enjoyment. I started at the beginning of November and also had a gusher and two other cuts. Give them some time to heal, I didn't shave for a week to let them close up. But keep trying, if you feel uncomfortable just stop and finish that section with your old way of shaving. It is now about 1 month later and I am doing a complete WTG with the straight clean up and all. Just stick with it and everything else will come.

Hi DTrain,

+1 on the Styptic Pencil as aeon said. I would also suggest getting an Alum Bloc. It tends to sting a bit but I find that for small nicks it works great.

I using a straight for a little over a year. I still get weepers and the odd nick some more serious than others. It does get better with practice.

No matter how bad the nick is, I still have a smile on my face after each shave.

Stuart.

Congrats on your first shave, and welcome to the club! The first shave is the worst, your technique is horrible and you are afraid. You will be surprised how much easier (and better!) it is the 2nd time around simply from the base experience of the first shave.

Just be patient, and take things slow. Rushing = pain with a straight.

Does this make us blood brothers?

.:medvl:

The more you use the str8, the more you will improve. I remember my first. My hand wasn't shaking that bad when I started. A weeper here, a nick there. Before I was done it was like I had the DT's, and didn't even go to my neck.
I was like, "Dude, what were you thinking?" Didn't help any that when I saw my wife later in the day, she said I looked like I had been in a cat fight. I said yeah, the cat's name was Boker.
Latch on to a healthy styptic like a Col Conk or Clubman. The alum blocks are excellent too for those gushers. Just kidding. I've probably cut my ear lobes more than I have my face.
The bleeding will stop, but the comments, not so much. When you become proficient with the str8, you'll never look back. Enjoy.

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Originally Posted by dtrain17

Alright gang heres the skinny,
Im a newb and told everybody I would give an update after my first official SR shave.

As you can guess from the title of this post, much practice is still needed. Sent my old Torrey straight to Don and Lynn for honing and man is it sharp. Didnt shave my neck or under my chin with my SR due to the nearby location of the jugular. So from the chin up I cut my self 3 times...twice not so bad and one gusher.

Think i need to work on my angle and pullin my skin tighter. Bandaids and all, still cant wait til my next SR shave. Thanks for all the advice.....keep it comin!

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I'll be honest with you, when I started straight shaving in March I was thinking about renting out my face for Halloween parties in the fall.

My downfall was applying pressure of the razor. It's one thing to tell yourself to stop doing it, but another to actually do it. I bought a larger razor and the sheer weight of it made it easier not to apply pressure. Then finally I learned to ease up on the pressure on all razors.

Then about the time I got the hang of it the shaves leveled off and I had to learn (after much procrastination) how to use a Swaty to sharpen up my blades.

But it's worth it, to know you learned a skill like this and get superior shaves. I hated shaving for 40 years and now I enjoy it.