Razor already tugging after about 4 shaves
Hello all,
I'm new to this art, and struggling to learn. I bought a Boker 5/8 from SRD, and enjoyed a comfortable shave with it on the first try. I also bought the Modular paddle strop, and have 1 felt pad pasted with Chromium Oxide, one with Diamond Spray, and the scrub leather and regular leather pads.
I've been stropping just the leather side before shaving (about 50 passes) and have tried a few passes on the Chromium Oxide and Diamond Spray as well. I'm leery of buying a hone just yet for fear of making the problem any worse.
I'm not sure if my stropping technique is to blame, or if something else has gone wrong, but the edge doesn't feel sharp enough to shave with anymore. I checked the local help section, and unfortunately, there is no-one listed in the Hawaii area.
I took a video of me stropping my razor in slow motion in hopes of seeing if I am doing something wrong, but to my eye it looks ok. Perhaps someone here can spot something I'm missing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDdaQnVD79U
Given my setup, do you guys have any recommendations?
Thanks
darron
Razor already tugging after about 4 shaves
Everyone their caveats. You have to have some pressure on the edge to get benefits from stropping. That is hard to pick up in videos. Also you may want to try a few laps on the scrub leather before. This helps get any residual oil, soap scum, etc off the edge before going to clean leather.