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Day 13 update:

Shaving and stropping progressing nicely. Two pass shave with some clean up resulting in near BBS shave. Point of the chin, directly under the jawline (stroking from below) and...

Pretty well, thanks for asking. I am getting a pretty good shave now. I still need to do a better job under my chin and on either side on my larynx but the rest is close to what I can get with my DE...

Day 6

I didn't have the time I had yesterday but I did get a complete shave in with no cuts. It wasn't very close, though. I am now wondering if my angle is too shallow and is skipping across the...

Day 5.

I had the day off so I took it easy this morning and didn't shower/shave until mid day.

Today I took my time and tackled a full shave - two passes (WTG & XTG) and some cleanup. I tried...

Day 4 shave. More comfortable with the motions. Did both cheeks and most of the jaw, WTG. No irritation today but the razor was pulling a bit and I put a small nick in my stop up by the handle. I...

Right hand right side, left side left hand. I knew I had to learn this way so I started out that way.

Day 3: A little smoother. Still just below the sideburns and part of the cheek. I forgot to stretch the skin on the left side and the results showed it.

I am having difficulty seeing what I am...

Day 2, shave 2

Prepping on the stop seemed more comfortable today and it made all the right noises.

Today I went down from the sideburn on both sides plus a bit of the cheek. The strokes were...

So today was the big day.:)

I have been looking forward to trying a straight for a while now. I really enjoy the experience and results with my DE razors so using a classic straight blade must be...