So I mentioned in my newbie thread the other day that I was waiting from my shaving supplies to show up in the mailbox. I got them today and thought I'd share my first wet shaving experience.First my setup. I have my razor from an antique store, a Gillette Fat Boy (Thanks to Andy for helping me identify it by the way). My brush is a Dreadnought Avenger brush. I also had Taconic pre-shove oil and Van Der Hagan shavee soap.Anyway, I started right after a shower with the preshave oil, then a hot towel. Once I'd done that for a while, I lathered up and started shaving.One other little detail here: I've not been able to shave for about 2 weeks since I lost my Mach 3 (that was my excuse to make the change). This isn't as big a deal for me as for most guys. My two weeks is about the same as 3 or four days growth on most guys thanks to a genetic mix that includes a lot of ethnicities that don't have facial hair at all, but still it was a lot more hair on my face than I'm used to.I had to relather six or seven times as I slowly reduced the hair form my face. I initially started with the blade set to 1, but after the first couple passes I moved it up to 3.When I finished I put a cold wet towel on my face for a few minutes and reached for my aftershave lotion, only to find that it's missing (did I mention my kids like to play in the bathroom?) so no aftershave this time. And believe me I can tell.I managed to only nick myself, just barely at that, once. I found it hard to break the habit of pushing the razor against my face like you do with disposables. I'll get used to it, but I think it's going to take some time.Overall I did better the first time using a safety razor than I thought I would.
First wet shave
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Welcome, from another newbie! Grats on the first DE shave.
Just remember to stay focused and be patient with your next few shaves! I let my guard down a bit once I had the first couple of shaves under my belt, and had the burn to show for it ...
Just remember to stay focused and be patient with your next few shaves! I let my guard down a bit once I had the first couple of shaves under my belt, and had the burn to show for it ...
Congrats. I fixed the title of your thread from wed shave to wet shave! 
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Congrats. I fixed the title of your thread from wed shave to wet shave!
I appreciate that.
I had an issue with the rich text editor while I was making the initial post. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that I was in Linux at the time (I spend about half my computing time in Linux).
