Thread: New to SR shaving - dull blade?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

First: set your strop on the edge of a counter/table and do 100 laps as perfect as possible...

Second:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93zQP7CToWQ

Ok - so I did exactly this and I'm now pretty convinced my blade has lost it's edge.
The razor has even stopped producing that sweet, sweet sound that my full hollowed blade did the first two times I shaved.

I still managed to get some hefty razor burns though, guess it's cutting up my face even though it's not cutting those whiskers
I tried focusing on the right angle and applying very light pressure, I will get there in the end

I'm going to see about getting a second straight and sending this one to be honed.

At least you tried it out

Many times any damage caused by incorrect stropping can be solved by correct stropping... not always

When you get the razors back from honing, I suggest you do exactly what is in that vid with them as perfect as possible before stropping ..
This will give you a baseline to have as a standard from then on..

Good luck

my friend you cant get that bad razor burn even with a dull edge unless your using to much pressure and a steep angle, you really need to start with that blade almost flat on your face and just shave the lather without pressure.

I know you think your going light, but the razor burn says otherwise, your scraping your face. I can say this to you also, I,m pretty sure your razor is dull from the stropping, or it never was shave ready to begin with, maybe only factory edge. but one thing I learned was once you actually learn how to shave with a straight, sometimes you go back to a blade you thought was dull and find it shaves pretty good, technique and prep really has a big effect on shaving like this. but without knowing your blade, id say start off with a known edge and then learn what is going wrong, if the UK is best for you go with a reputable guy. Jamie(celticrusader) can put on an edge that will be right. if you can send to the US I personally can say Glen (gssixgun) will put on a killer edge,,

being new its so hard to figure out what your doing wrong cause you just haven't gotten it yet, but you just cant get there till the edge is right, then its up to the guy in the mirror who is typically the problem good luck and happy shaving Tc