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Today marks 1 year of exclusive straight-razor shaving. :beer1: First round is on me, chaps!

Well, I've mailed off this original razor to Utopian, who generously agreed to fix up the edge for me. I've been shaving with it, though, and it's certainly possible to get a good shave from...

I think this is genuinely dull. The fellow who sold it to me said it "Shaved him well enough, but I'm no honemeister". It's definitely been honed at a shallower angle at the toe, gets fairly sharp...

Had my first straight shave today. Had to use my Fusion to finish parts of the job, and it was....well, not the best shave. I think the razor is a little duller than would be ideal, and my...

Glad to hear it! I LOVE this brush and soap- even thought I know they aren't the very best, they're so much better than anything I'd used before! Even with my Fusion razor I can get a super-close,...

Next question:
How do you clean your brush? Is there any hard, fast rule? I've been gentle 'milking' out the lather under hot running water, then gently turning the brush and shaking it...

I saw excitedly in my SPO today after class a box from Classic Shaving; I nearly soiled myself with joy. *cough*

So I ran back to my dorm, boiled up a towel and some scaldingly hot water, and...

Okay, next question:

How do you dry your razor? As I understand it, you always want to minimize contact with the edge, as it is malleable and fragile. So it seems to me like any sort of toweling...

4. Find a better soap. :) (I'll happily try them ALL....I have a feeling the worst of them beats the Gillete-production junk I've been using!)

Okay, so my notes thus far:
1. Buy a Miller strop.
2. hide my esoteric hobbies from my alma mater and peers. ;)
3. Don't sweat the difference between carbon steel and stainless
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Hello, all!
I'm just getting started acquiring everything I'll need for SR shaving...I've been reading for months, and think I have a pretty good idea what I need, but I also have some questions. ...