I've been posting my progress in the Beginners section of the forum chronicling my progression going from a disposable back to my 40 year old Safety razor and then to my Straight Razor, which was a hand-me-down I received over 40 years ago when I first started shaving. I very briefly used the Straight Razor before moving to what was then the more modern Safety. I think it was a test of some sort to show me the benefits of the modern Safety. Within the last 20 years I moved to a disposable.

So today is Day 5 - Zero nicks - and my first Straight shave.

It is also another day, like the last three, that I normally wouldn't shave because I didn't have to go into the office but shave I did, and shave I have been doing, since converting back to the Safety.

This morning I followed Lynn's advise (from his "First Straight Razor Shave-Read First" beginners guide) and partially shaved with a Straight Razor, finishing off with my Safety.

Today's experience: all downstrokes were performed utilizing the Straight Razor. As were some upstrokes on the neck. Then I finished the rest of my upstrokes with my Safety razor.