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02-10-2009, 05:18 AM #11Rusty nails
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The fastest way to learn is forcing yourself to use straights only. Touching up with disposables is cheating!
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02-10-2009, 08:19 AM #12Senior Member
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whatever you strop on the linen double it on the leather try doing 25x linen and 50 leather
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02-10-2009, 09:07 AM #13BHAD cured
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I usually strop about 60 laps before each shave. I don't use canvas as much as I probably should...
On some razors, local water being a factor, "water-spots" just happen. 2 to 5 slow laps on a strop, after a towel, will dry the very edge pretty well. One way to avoid rust is to use some oil. I live in a humid area and use Ballistol applied with a cottonball or similar (you can oil the very edge with those, lightly, w/o worry). Mineral and Camellia oil are also user-friendly.
Congratulations on the shaves. Good luck with the acquisition disorders...
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02-11-2009, 05:26 AM #14Super Shaver
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Welcome, Martin
Welcome to the fold. I strop 60 laps before each shave and 12-20 after. Sometimes I do 12-20 lasps on the linen before the before leather.
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PS nice avatarLast edited by xman; 02-11-2009 at 05:29 AM.
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