Thread: "Shave Ready" ... Yeah, Right.

Cornelius,

Well done on the shave, it gets easier from now.

The next trick is to learn to strop. I suggest you practice first with a table knife to learn how to flick the blade over on the strop without nicking it. Then do at least 100 return passes with your blade before shaving again.

I have a Wacker and I agree with you that the pins suck. The scales are not sanded or finished well and you will find the gold will rub off quickly because it is a bad plating. I have the advantage that I can hone my own razors and believe me, I think the Wacker blades are superb. So don't worry about the small stuff. Send it off for honing properly and enjoy it. It has a good chance of becoming a favorite. If it does, you can get someone to repin or rescale the blade for you. Don't worry about that sort of stuff yet. First find out how to strop.