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    oh, we're not a cult, we're a guild ... seriously though, going slow and not expecting too much too soon is the right way. to go. Each step is a discovery process in itself. if something doesn't seem right, stop and try something different.
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=f3THVbr4hlY

    Welcome! Been doing this for less than a few weeks. Shave ready razors are this biggest necessity IMO. Without one its a frustrating and potentially painful experience. If need be locate the classified section and the use the hone services listed there. I have and it made all difference. Go slow. Nice thing about this hobby/obsession is one always gets to try again tomorrow.
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    As everyone else has said, go it slow. I didn't and wish I had

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    Hi and welcome. Good idea to have a good read through the library as much of what you need to know is in there. Go slow and good luck with your shaves. Any questions feel free to ask
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    MightyMCY -- We breathlessly await a follow-up post! Let us know how you did and how we can help.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Haroldg48 View Post
    oh, we're not a cult, we're a guild ...
    I'm OK with the "not a cult" thing, it has some creepy connotations...
    And guild is pretty acurate with the whole Novice/apprentice work your way up thing...
    But could I get something else? Semi-Secret society? Gang? (Blood in, Blood out...) Bandaid of Brothers?

    It is some of the very best of what the Net is all about...welcome, you are amongst friends...

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    Just to chime in on what everyone else said(including yourself), take it slow and have fun. If you have or can imagine you have a moustache and goatee, that is the hardest area to learn for a lot of guys. Going around the bulb of the chin was a real P.I.A. for me till I had some practice. Dealing with the swirling growth patterns of the neck is a plague for some guys. Below the jawline, I disregard growth patterns and just shave down one pass and up one pass. Have fun with it!

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    Welcome to SRP and looking forward to shaving every morning

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    Ok. I'm here. Do we need to send in a search party? Shaved last night and no reply today?

    We need to start up a "shave and rescue" unit.

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    I think you'r right or maybe the cult thing scared him off
    "I don't always shave, but when I do I use a straight"

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