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I'm now 5 shaves in and can made it around my face pretty much (almost) nick-free. Shaving is a much less stressful affair now. With the scuttle that came in 2 days ago, I look forward to the warm...

Thanks. I'll try that above the top lip tomorrow.

Thanks for the encouragement. Actually, I've used my electric for cleanup, since I had never wet shaved before. As far as the stand, I was also worried about the brush touching the razor and had...

Had my 3rd shave today. Definitely a lot easier than the first two. Adjusted the angle of the razor to one that was a little more aggressive (still under 30 degrees)...I guess I was really...

Actually, what I found out today (my third shave) was that I had the blade at too shallow an angle on my previous two shaves. It cut much better at a slightly greater angle (still under 30 degrees)....

Thanks for the tip. I hadn't thought of it that way, since I've only made it to one pass thus far...

Not relaxing yet, but I can see myself getting there, when I'm adept enough to not worry about slashing myself...

It's good to know that first few shaves are unlikely to be close, because I had my second shave today and, while slightly better than the first, it still wasn't a terribly close shave. Today, I did...

It's not the modular, it's their 3" premium paddle strop. If I didn't travel often, I would probably have purchased a hanging strop, though. The razor is a 6/8" Ralf Aust African Blackwood Spanish...

Thanks. I believe that the razor is shave ready, since I purchased it from SRD, and from what I've seen on the forum and their website, it's shipped only after being honed and made shave ready.

Well, I finally got all my supplies in and had my first SR shave yesterday. Not too bad, not too good.

Soaked my brush in hot tap water, used a hot towel on my face (after my shower), did 50...