Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post
Stropping to vigorously was my only real problem. Knocked the edge off a few razors that way. I had been envisioning the shave with a straight razor and practicing with butter knives for weeks in advance so the shave itself all worked out in my favour.

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I hear you! Have applied too much pressure and turned the blade around the wrong way on a hanging strop, nicked said strop multiple times left right and (nearly) centre and then stropped the razor right over those nicks. Ouch! Knocked the edge off in the process, of course. New strop is on the way. Will practice with the butter knife on old strop until then... All this on the very first day of my straight-razor life. But: never give up! Shall read this forum religiously from now on.