I finally done it at last!
Hi guys, just a big thank you to all at SRP for the help and advise that I've recieved in the art of straight razor shaving:D. I've been trying to use a straight on and off for about a year now with varying results. Allthough I've been able to shave with one, My face has usually been red with major razor burn which took days to calm down, so I mostly went back to my safety for My skins sake! But today I had another crack at shaving with a straight and the results were fantastic! I had absolutely none of the dreaded razor burn, and was able to shave all of my face including the tricky part of my chin I usually left for the safety.
I was generally getting discouraged with being unable to keep the edge of my dovo keen enough to give a smooth clean shave, upto the point I had considered waving the white flag of surrender and giving the thing away! I had tried everything stropping, honing, crying, but I couldn't get that final piece to fit into place untill today. Going off the infomation off wiki and what other members had shared on the forum I bought a leather and canvas strop which arrived this morning and a couple of hundred laps later Presto!It was the best shave I have ever had:D!
I just wanted to share this great feeling with everyone and say thankyou for all the infomation which has been a great help and stopped me from giving up, if I can do it anyone can! Thanks!