Thread: My first st8 shave...and a question

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Yes, little razor gnomes creep out during the evening and make the edge less sharp!
Actually, The purpose of stropping it to clean the edge but also to remove any oxidation that has occurred, and it has, it starts as soon as water, steel and air mix, burnish the bevel, realign the edge ( it does get unstraight) and a very slight sharpening from the silica in the strop.

The end result is a clean, rust free, straight, very sharp and much more comfortable edge.

Thanks Randy! That actually makes alot of sense...though I like the gnome idea better. Mostly because it helps explain the dryer gnomes.

And thanks everyone for the great advice. I'll continue to frequent the forums, and hopefully get to the point where I can help out others with the knowledge I'll get from shaving. I'll just keep it fun, and things'll progress.

Happy Shaving!

Originally Posted by Xiolo

Thanks Randy! That actually makes alot of sense...though I like the gnome idea better. Mostly because it helps explain the dryer gnomes.

And thanks everyone for the great advice. I'll continue to frequent the forums, and hopefully get to the point where I can help out others with the knowledge I'll get from shaving. I'll just keep it fun, and things'll progress.

Happy Shaving!

Don't confuse drier gnomes with razor gnomes. They are entirely different species and would not appreciate your "a gnome is a gnome" attitude.