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Been awhile since I posted to this thread which has become my ongoing saga of learning to shave with a cutthroat razor. In my shave of the day posts I've showed my current setup which includes the...

Ok, I am now using a vintage John Primble straight generously on loan to me while a fellow forum member is giving my "razor"and I now use the term very loosely, some much needed attention in the...

A very generous forum member offered to hone my razor while he sent me a loner blade to use. So I took him up on the offer and now I am patiently waiting for the loaner blade to arrive so that I can...

It's hard to see in the pics, but the blade came with some dark spots of corrosion, which I need to get some Brasso and/or Flitz to finish cleaning up. However after some serious time on the stone,...

So the current set up I'm using is this:

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The core of the set was this: Amazon.com: Wooden 4 Pc Straight Razor Shaving Set: Health & Personal Care

The soap is just some VanDerHagen...

Well, this perfectionist is on a serious budget, that being said I'll be posting pics of my full setup shortly.

When I use my multi-blade mass market uber-razor, shaving is a chore to get through. This morning I had a "shave" that I actually felt a sense of accomplishment about.

Even though I started with a str8 about two years ago I've only started shaving with a str8 regularly very recently. I have yet to get a completely comfortable BBS shave. However, this morning was...