Hi! Ive been reading various B&B threads and articles for about two years now and am finally joining as a participant. I am totally blind from berth, but have been straight-razor shaving cut-free for about 2 months now (8 if you count practice with a shavette.) I dont usually brag about these things, but now I can truly say that you dont have to see to handle a straight razor. (If those guys in the middle school locker room who told me I would have to have someone help me shave with a cartridge for the rest of my life could see me now!) For people who are curious about DE versus straight razors as I was, Ive cut myself more with DE blades by far, counter-intuitive as it may seem at first.
I still sometimes have trouble with second passes and problem spots with the straight, (no cuts really, just some skin irritation resulting from impatience more than anything else I think,) but Im about to put my safety away and challenge myself to a complete straight razor shave. I feel Im pretty good at stropping, and am about to begin learning touch-up with a coticule.
This community has been an invaluable resource along the way, so now I hope to start giving back to this awesome little niche in the world. Its been said before, but its a very empowering thing to be able to put a knife to your face and cut your beard (and nothing else,) off before going to work in the morning, especially for someone whose been told you cant more times than he can count!
I still sometimes have trouble with second passes and problem spots with the straight, (no cuts really, just some skin irritation resulting from impatience more than anything else I think,) but Im about to put my safety away and challenge myself to a complete straight razor shave. I feel Im pretty good at stropping, and am about to begin learning touch-up with a coticule.
This community has been an invaluable resource along the way, so now I hope to start giving back to this awesome little niche in the world. Its been said before, but its a very empowering thing to be able to put a knife to your face and cut your beard (and nothing else,) off before going to work in the morning, especially for someone whose been told you cant more times than he can count!
