Been SR shaving for almost a month now. Been going well.

Last night I was stropping on my whipped dog "Poor Man's Strop". After stopping to turn off the water that was filling the sink, I picked up the razor and went back to my strop, edge first...Nice big slice near the top . It is still useable since it is near the top and I am very glad it was the strop and not flesh!

I suppose this in some way validates the idea of a "Poor Man's Strop" for a beginner...I would have cried if I had done this to a relatively new $200 bridle leather strop.

Lesson learned, slow and methodical with the sharp instruments. I expect this is somewhat like many other skills (flying, driving, etc) where the most dangerous time is not at the beginning of the learning curve, but it is in the middle where you are gaining confidence faster that you are gaining experience/skills.

Richard