I got everything yesterday: Dovo Best Quality 5/8 full hollow and a reasonable strop. To better cope with my ingrown hairs, I also got a set of tweezers. See pics.
So after watching tons of videos last night, i decided to just do my upper sideburn area fading a little down into my cheeks this morning. It was f'ing scary. But not as hard as I thought it would be and I survived unscathed with an amazing shave on my cheeks. Seriously, I know this will take time, but first time, I have a great shave.
Vintage Blades says their razors come shave ready, professionally honed. Out of the box, I was surprised at either how tough my hairs were or how dull the blade was. You could hear the blade going through my beard. And it was loud. I'm looking forward to stopping it tomorrow night when I try again on Thursday.
Net net, I can see how this will be a great way to shave once I am comfortable with it, which will take probably a month. What was funny was how effortless shaving with my safety was in comparison. Finished up with that.
Tweezers. More expensive than the razor. Made out of cobalt. Made in Switzerland. Perfect for what I need. I almost think these alone would save my face, the combination should. Some graphic pics of why I need them. The black tweezer is my Tweezerman "ingrown hair" model with "near surgical accuracy." Silver is the new Excelta. The Swiss are serious folks!
Thanks to Jim and HH for your help! Really appreciate it.
One reason I am trying a straight razor.
New Excelta tweezer. Tip size is .05mm x .01mm.
Comparing the two.
