Quote Originally Posted by singlewedge View Post
Obviously for me it works but why does it
Judging by what else has worked for you in the past (eg. col. conk followed by stropping), I would have to guess it has something to do with your easily cut whiskers. Not even the sharpest Chronik honed on rocks from Mt Olympus and stropped on God's thigh are going to give me a "crap what a shave" with just a dab of water on my cheek for beard prep. Maybe your mileage is varying