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Completely by accident I discovered the key to softening my beard before shaving! I got distracted by the kids the other day and had to leave my beard lathered up while playing referee. 15 minutes...

Mine watched Lynn's DVD and saw his collection. She's perfectly fine with me collecting them, so, long as I keep all my toys put up in a display case. LOL! Like that's a bad thing!

We can relate so many things in our lives to shaving! It seems that anything we can do faster, more efficiently, and that requires less thought is better. I used to dread shaving because I could...

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Thank you! Finally I don't feel like a gimp! I really thought I was the only one nicking myself. I still get a tiny "scrape" every...

They look good; but, what makes them better? I do like the fact that they are wider.

I'd love to get that close of a shave but I won't hold my breath. As to the time spent shaving; that's my time: when I can get up before all the kids and enjoy a completely silent hour. Not to...

I tried the neck at a 45 degree angel up on the left and down on the right. It's not bad at all! Of course there's stubble 45 up on the right and down on the left but I really don't think I can get...

Well; I certainly am enjoying my morning ritual and my day is so much more focused and calm as a result. I'm still learning the growth of my beard which really is a pain! My beard: face and neck,...

Well, I must be doing something right; because this is my third shave and still no nics. It's weird; however, I must be getting used to the feel of the razor. Even stropping is becoming more...

Ok; I have no idea how I did it or did not do it, but, I did not even nic myself shaving last night. That's just weird! I'm thinking it's a once in a lifetime thing so I'm not too fussed about it. ...

I shave straight out of the shower. First I oil, then hot towel while I build my lather, then I lather swirling it all over, then hot towel, then re-lather, and shave. Yesterday I shaved with my...

Woho! Just got my blade and stone! Time to fix my other blade, learn, and have fun! First shave with the "sharp" one oh man what a stark difference! I went with the 6/8" Dovo this time just to...

I've decided to continue shaving with the straight until my other one arrives; because I'm stubborn and I don't want to loose the feel for it. I'm getting better and stropping between the shave...

LOL! Well one minor thing I had not been able to figure out (until now) is how the heck you all build your foam up so well! I was working at it so hard one day my wife had to ask if there would be...

Well; I finally watched Lynn Abrams’ DVD and I feel much more educated. Had I watched it first; life would have been a little easier and a bit less expensive. That’s just not who I am though!
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The strop meets the belt a good 3 inches from the counter and the blade comes about 6 inches to the counter. It offered a good way to move it around!

Bart; I expected as much, thank you!

Onimaru55; no offense taken at all, my area of expertise is medicine and that's about it, obviously.

Otto; that's a good idea. I'm still finding the right...

I think it's more likely that I have not yet corrected my prior blunder yet! Perhaps I'll just take some time out and strop the heck out of the blade. The barber did say I was going to have a heck...

Stropping felt a bit better this morning. Onimaru55; great idea, I was putting too much into my wrist and keeping my fingers too tight.

Rrp150; the hot towel was a great idea and I think I will...

Well that's one complex shaving process there rrp150; I'll try it though! I think I'm just expecting too much of myself and my blade at too early of a time. This morning I spent 45 minutes shaving...

Thanks for the tip onimaru55; I did try stropping waist high and it felt a bit better. I'm just not comfortable turning the blade over on the spine for some reason! The shave was more comfortable...

I'll strop it another 15 minutes tonight just to get some more time in. My face was so sore this morning, I decided to skip the shave. What's the best position to mount my strop? I tried it waist...

Damn; that strops just so odd to get the hang of! 15 minutes stropping this morning and it still feels completely foreign.

Jbcohen; I've cut myself with electric razors before. (The old...

No; you had it right! I was stropping incorrectly! I watched a few videos and worked it out. I sort of flew over that part and I felt it today! Ah; failure is so humbling!

One good shave does not make you less of a newbie. My over confidence showed me that toady!

Still a decent shave but less close due to my inexperience. About a 6 of 10 and just 2 nicks; so the...