Further to what has been said already, you might this article useful (stropping video included): Razor stropping - Straight Razor Place Wiki
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Further to what has been said already, you might this article useful (stropping video included): Razor stropping - Straight Razor Place Wiki
Funny how the shave improves when you have the blade facing the right way when you strop.
I missed a few places, but I think I'm a whole lot closer to where I need to be.
Thank you all,
Allen
Welcome Allen,
I'd been stumbling around on my own trying to teach myself to use a str8, and failing miserably, when I found SRP. There's a wealth of information here. You might also want to pick up Lynn Abram's DVD "World of Straight Razor Shaving." It's over 3 hours long. Instead of reading about stropping, you can watch Lynn strop a razor on this DVD. He even gives a shaving demonstration.
Dave