Well I finnaly honed my DD Dwarf to a point that I thought I could give it a try. But I'm getting ahead of my self here...

My first Ebite DD Dwarf was in pretty good shape. Tarnished but no rust, and no uneven edge. All in all not to bad. When I did the 3 finger test that Murray Carter uses for his kitchen knives I was a bit shocked. Duller than a butter knife. I mean NADA edge, as if it had been ground off type edge. So I hit the 4k-8k with it to see what I could do. I used Lynns flip flop method on the Norton combi stone to no avail, still super smooth... Soo off to the 1200 King to get an edge on it to begin with. Well I did the full rutine tonight and boy did it get sharp. The 8k polished it up nice.

After a few minutes of putting the stones away I realized I still don't have a strop... DOH!! I dug up the scrap piece of leather, 3"x 4", and slide a few strokes on that. Ok that was enough of that (mental note, GET A FRIGGING STROP), well I ended up getting antsy so I tried the hanging hair test. it bit into the hair and slpit it down the middle... Mmmmm ok 2 more strokes and off to the sink :P Any excuse to use Collens soap

I tell ya I was twisting and turning trying to figure out the best way to get around my long mustach and all. Lynn makes it look so easy, but getting the right angle is a bit of a science. All in all it was a great shave, no cuts and it was just as smooth as the mach 3 I've been using.

One thing I have noticed in this whole new begining thing is this, I pay more attention to the details around me. Many not related to shaving even. I knew this from other part of my life, that I have stepped back from modern times with, Muzzelloading with traditional rifles for instance. Life becomes more enjoyable, and less hectic. I'm sold on this endever and don't plan on going back.

Thanks for the great posts I have learned alot. Unfortunatly, the more I learn, the less I realize I know.

Shawn