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Thread: I took the plunge
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06-27-2008, 06:39 AM #17
Ok I must be crazy....I finished honing all the Straights I have, and they are sharp.
I don't have a strop, but I wanted to try something anyway.
So I took one of my hand towels that I get from the Operating room, it is course almost like canvas, but not quite...So I folded that to make a make shift Strop. I practiced one one of the razors, and then decided to try it out as in go shave.
So off I went lathered up the Ole mug, and went at it... I did pretty much all WTG strokes, and a couple XTG....Now I don't know how much sharper the Straight Razor is suppose to be, but I have to say, I did get a pretty good, and close shave, the only time I get closer is when I use a DE, and I do 4 passes WTG, WTG, XTG, and ATG, then I get this BBS face.
Here I went WTG, XTG in some spots, but mostly WTG, I was too nervous to try ATG.
No cuts, no nicks, a pretty close shave, a little razor burn from maybe a bit too much pressure, but over all for my first Shave, it is not bad.
The only area thats need more work if the Adam's apple....I guess I will have to figure this area out, as I go along.