Originally Posted by
gssixgun
I guess I missed this one until now,,,,,
I could only answer for my edges, but with every razor I hone, I make sure to include a dated letter with the razor, telling how the razor was honed, and that I have test shaved that razor, sterilized it, and re-stropped it.....
I do actually state in the letter that I want your first shave to be on me, not on your ability to strop or lack of ability to stop, so I ask please just rinse the oil off the razor and shave for your first time... This also gives the razor's owner should they actually be a newbie a reference point for their stropping ability on the next shave also....
It is as optimum, as I can possibly get the razor to them.... Yes for the purists it has been in the mail for about 3 days and I bet you would re-strop it anyway, but I can't as of yet, control the USPS :D
I started doing the letter after I saw so many questions about this on the forums...