New Shaver Update

Morning All,

Just wanted to give a quick up-date on my progress.
I have a new Dovo Special Tortise, been shaving for 5 days. This morning was the best shave to date!
Some observations:
My shaving technique/confidence has been building daily.
My stropping has improved dramatically. I usually strop 25X on the linen side, and 50X on the leather side with a Dovo strop prior to each shave.
Last night, I gave the razor 10 passes on my Chinese polishing stone.

I think I'm really going to like straight shaving, and I look forward to my skills improving on a daily basis.

I welcome all comments and suggestions.

Enjoy the day.

Gary

Congrats on the progress! You're having fun, now! And I'm jealous of your polishing stone...I want one. :)

Nice job Gary! Just keep going. It sounds like you're doing great.

Jordan

Thank you for your replies and encouragement!
How often would you recommend I use my Chinese 12k for 10 or so passes to refine the edge?

Thank you.

If you're stropping well, the edge should hold up for a while. I've only used a strop on my Geneva for the past 1-1/2 months, and it's still swiping the whiskers off my face.