hi,

well now I wanted to get started with a straight razor and kept reading and since I like todo things right the first time and not buying better and better razors. Well I got a nice set and messed up:

1 x Vulfix #850 Pure Badger Shaving Brush
1 x Illinois #827 "Russian Leather" Razor Strop
1 x PRESHARPENED DOVO "Renaissance" SS 6/8
1 x Shaving bowl + soap
1 x Norton 4k/8k + 1k/320? + falttening
1 x the DVD

well now I got impatient while watching the DVD and though, well let's start to strope it...

Guess what I stropped in the wrong direction (about 120 times in total...) and now the razor is dull (well it does not pass the HHT but cut's into the nail quite nicely) and the shave was more like skinning my self and I stopped quickly.

So I guess I have to hone it now and learn to be more patient. So my guess would be to use the 4k/8k in a pyramid pattern? I don't have a 'slurry stone?' so far. So how do I get the stones slurry? (they come in the mail tomorrow)


thanks for your help guys!