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    I have been shaving daily with a straight for a week and a half, and I am not getting any razor-burn whatsoever. This is so good. When shaving with disposables I could only shave every 3 days or so otherwise I'd get horrendous razor-burn. I nick myself in the same spot every night, but it is a raised bump (mole), and it would always nick if I shaved with disposables anyway so it is completely expected.Sitting here with two fingers of 16yo scotch whiskey on the rocks and loving life.Cheers to all you guys (and girls) for all of the helpful posts and youtube videos. Without you all, I am sure I would have shed a lot more blood.Josh

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    Congratulations Josh, and welcome to the forum.
    I am enjoying a vision of you sitting with scotch in hand and wearing that big ole grin,
    Your shaves will get even better with time.

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    That's great news!!

    Welcome to the forum.
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    Barbers would place their finger directly on the mole and shave around it without cutting the mole repeatedly. You might even try using it as a stretch point. Just be careful not to cut your finger, like if you are using something other than a round point.

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    I have several moles and a scar that I nick if I am not careful. I wipe the soap off of each just before I shave around them so I can clearly see what I am doing. I still nick one now and then (got ny scar this morning) but go blood free most days. I like the idea of placing a finger on it or using them as stretch points. I will give that a try tomorrow

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    Congrats and is there anything better than stroking a fine shave while sipping on a fine drink? Cheers!

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    Congrats on the shave success. Now to get you honing so you can shave off razors honed by yourself
    My wife calls me......... Can you just use Ed

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    Quote Originally Posted by eddy79 View Post
    Congrats on the shave success. Now to get you honing so you can shave off razors honed by yourself
    Eddy is exactly right. As good as things feel right now after a super close, super smooth shave it goes up a notch when it's a razor you honed yourself. :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by eddy79 View Post
    Congrats on the shave success. Now to get you honing so you can shave off razors honed by yourself
    Sweet, I've got a couple of hones (one came with a razor off ebay, one came with a razor off gumtree and one just arrived today). I'll message you during the week and we can get together for a honing session (I will bring around that bottle of scotch :-) )
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