I bought a Genco, shave ready straight, along with a vintage strop from Leighton a few week ago 
. I was soon to return from Iraq and had Leighton deliver to the house.... SWMBO opened the package and thought "holy smokes, what has he done this time?" I was anxious to try it out so the second day home from my return from Iraq I showered, built up a nice lather using my AOS Sandalwood soap. While I let the lather soak into my whiskers some, I slowly stropped the Genco paying very close attention to the strop tension and rolling over the spine. I did not have very high expectations, this being my first attempt at a straight. Thus, I went for par making 2 WTG and then 2 XTG. I achieved DFS with the only minor problem 
being that I'm not quite sure how to do WTG on my neck below my jawline as the grain there runs from my left ear down and around and then back up toward my right ear. XTG is simple there with the straight but I'll have to work some more on the XTG.
Overall, I'm as pleased as punch and cannot wait for my next attempt.
Of course, this is a minor event compared to getting home, being able to sleep in m own bed with the loving wife, cuddling, on the couch with the kids, having a good glass of bourbon.
. I was soon to return from Iraq and had Leighton deliver to the house.... SWMBO opened the package and thought "holy smokes, what has he done this time?" I was anxious to try it out so the second day home from my return from Iraq I showered, built up a nice lather using my AOS Sandalwood soap. While I let the lather soak into my whiskers some, I slowly stropped the Genco paying very close attention to the strop tension and rolling over the spine. I did not have very high expectations, this being my first attempt at a straight. Thus, I went for par making 2 WTG and then 2 XTG. I achieved DFS with the only minor problem being that I'm not quite sure how to do WTG on my neck below my jawline as the grain there runs from my left ear down and around and then back up toward my right ear. XTG is simple there with the straight but I'll have to work some more on the XTG.Overall, I'm as pleased as punch and cannot wait for my next attempt.
Of course, this is a minor event compared to getting home, being able to sleep in m own bed with the loving wife, cuddling, on the couch with the kids, having a good glass of bourbon.
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Straights are a hell lot of fun, as you'll probably know now.
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