Thread: Cancel the appointment with the Plastic Surgeon

I received my TM Strop in the mail today; absolutely gorgeous. I stropped the razor about 30 times on the cloth and 75 times on the leather. The stropping combined with lowering the angle helped with the pulling quite a bit.

The shave today wasn't quite as good as yesterday but I kept all of my blood on the inside which is my primary goal for the first few weeks. I should have probably waited until morning to let my face recover a bit more but it needs to learn sooner or later. The neck has a nice red hue to it about on par with a bad cartridge day.

LordKappa, should I keep the razor in the freezer so it feels more like home? I fear the 60 deg F (15.5 C) weather today may make the razor homesick . No one should ever have to shave with a homesick razor.

sounds like a great first shave it sounds like your blade angle may have been to steep and it was pulling the hair try experimenting with different blade angles and make sure your beard prep is good if the hair on your face has not been softened it will be harder to cut and last but not least make sure you pull your skin tight