Thread: First shave with SR after Shavette

Hi Icarus,
I haven't read each and every comment to this thread, but some advice is absolutly correct to my opinion: Practice, practice and more practice. If a good shave with a SR or shavette were easy, you wouldn't have your problems with it.

Don't ruin the sharpness by overstropping. I assume the razor was sharp when you got it. Not to strop the first time was right. Stropping a razor for 50+ times is far too much. Noone in our european forums recommends it. Maybe say 20 - 30 times is enough. You don't even have to strop on linen everytime.

The probs I've had between using my shavette and my SR are the same as yours. The unclean shaves do not result from a duller SR when it proves to be sharp enough otherwise. Honing and maintaining a razor is an art. Learning to strop it right is a must.

Just keep at it. Should you dull your razor, 10 passes on a chromiumoxid strop can bring the sharpness back. I do that about once a week and strop 25 passes on leather every day before shaving.

Don't forget: Practice, practice, practice and think about what you could do to improve.

Best wishes,
Joe