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My shave routine goes as thus

Pre shave: I usually do a hot towel treatment, seeing as most times I shower in the evenings.

The equipment :
My strop is a Straight Razor Design 2'' red ligato....

Thanks for all the good info, I've already put it to good use. Stropping on the linen did give the blade a bit more sharpness, thank you for that good sir and next time I'm in town I'll look into...

Thanks for some more good ideas and the nice link. This seems to be a great community of people. Shaving went a bit better this morning, using less pressure sure helps. However I found it near...

Thanks for the info all. I sure will check out the razor angles. Maybe my skin is a pit too sensitive to go against the grain just now. I haven't shaved with any sort of razor in about 5 years. I've...

About a week ago I got my first straight razor, a dovo, from Straight Razor Designs. It was their cheapest one there; I didn’t want to spend too much on my first razor. I also got a Strop, a SRD red...