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Another update:

I spent a week doing no ATG. Even though I know I should wait longer and get more experience, I didn't :-) ... but I actually ended up with another great shave. It was somewhere...

Update:

Per the advice I slowed down a lot. I took a lot more time stropping, did some extra stropping to hopefully work out any issues I caused, built a better lather, and took a hot shower....

Thanks for the advice. I will attempt some more in-depth stropping. As mentioned before it is also possible that a sub par stropping technique could have caused some issues. I'll keep you guys up to...

Thanks for all of the great replies. I will try adding an alum block and will also reduce my angle greatly on XTG passes while eliminating ATG passes for now. Hopefully that will help.

I did not...

Good thought on the Alum block. I have not tried one yet but just looked it up. Also, that suggestion reminds me of something else that might reveal a technique issue. My skin is kind of dry and...

Hello Everyone,

I've really enjoyed reading these forums. I recently decided to try straight shaving. I took a chance and decided to purchase a Gold Dollar 66 on Ebay. I am aware that this is the...