Thread: shaving problem

If you can stretch your strop across a hard flat surface and really strop it slowly,
making sure you're keeping the spine against the back, it might tell you.

Even a little slack in the strop can round off the edge. Found that out the hard way.

A paddle strop may help, as there's no give in it.

1. Make sure you draw your blade along the strop in an X motion too so that you're stropping the whole blade.

2. A Cutting Angle (leading with the tip ahead of the heel) in the shave will also help.

3. Try rinsing, toweling (hot wet) and an extra lathering after stropping.

These should maximise your results.

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I agree with Scott (and others) but I'd focus on adding pressure on the strop especially the leather side.

Also try adding a dab of the conditioner Tony offers with his strop and let it dry before stropping again.

After that it may need to go back to the hone for a touch up. You may have bent it just a touch.