I had my first attempt this morning and it was OK, a good starting point.
Following the advice in SRP's beginners guide I planned to do just the right cheek, but it was so much fun I also did the left one. What a great feeling to be able to do something useful with my left hand!
I started on my chin, but while searching for a good blade position and grip, I made a slight sideways motion. That's when I decided it was enough for day one.
I finished my shave with my trusted 34C and all was well. The alum block did however point out clearly where I'd passed with the straight, applying no pressure is easier said than done.
Just a quick word on the stropping: I did a good 40 passes on my poor man strop from whippeddog.com, placed on the edge of the sink because I don't really have a good fixing point for a strop. It didn't bother me to work like this, I might just keep doing it.
My razor was a shapleigh 5/8th I bought from Drewmac at a stunning price, espescially since he got it shave ready for me.
Following the advice in SRP's beginners guide I planned to do just the right cheek, but it was so much fun I also did the left one. What a great feeling to be able to do something useful with my left hand!
I started on my chin, but while searching for a good blade position and grip, I made a slight sideways motion. That's when I decided it was enough for day one.
I finished my shave with my trusted 34C and all was well. The alum block did however point out clearly where I'd passed with the straight, applying no pressure is easier said than done.
Just a quick word on the stropping: I did a good 40 passes on my poor man strop from whippeddog.com, placed on the edge of the sink because I don't really have a good fixing point for a strop. It didn't bother me to work like this, I might just keep doing it.
My razor was a shapleigh 5/8th I bought from Drewmac at a stunning price, espescially since he got it shave ready for me.