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10-25-2008, 01:50 PM #1
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New guy here. How's everyone? I have a straight razor, it is a Hoffritz. Quite old. I got it at a junk shop and it was locked up due to rust. I cleaned it well and put it up for about 5 years. It had a lot of chips in the blade and a good bit of pitting on the edge. About 3 months ago I cut the edge of with my Dremmel and re-ground the edge. Diamond stones and Arkansas stones (fine) I have a makeshift strop (leather strip tacked to block of black walnut imbedded with polishing compound) This thing is SHARP! I have shaved quite a few times with it. How many times would you recommend hitting the stone. I strop after each time I shave, but I am uncertain of the frequency to "sharpen" on the stone. As a side note I have shaved with this and it rolled the hair right off. And I have shaved with this and felt it tugging at the hair. I know that is indicative of needing resharpening. So how often? Let me know. Thanks.