Thread: Did I dull my new razor

A few possibilities to ponder. 1-Your stropping dulled the blade, 2-your technique is off. Watch you blade angles and pressure as you shave. Its one of those two things.

Try and contact Lynn. He will be able to help you through this. You probably mucked up the edge stropping, but how bad is really hard to tell without seeing it. You might be able to reclaim your edge by doing some very light stropping on a hard strop with Crox. If that doesn't work then you might want to send it out and get it re-honed.

Enjoy!

Ray

Let me stir the pot a bit. I bought a Dovo Bismarck from SRD. I'm certain it was sharp upon arrival. The first shave was awful. I spoke with Lynn who suggested stropping as I usually do instead of the thirty on leather I gave it before the first shave. The next shave was 180 degrees different.

Unless your technique is way off, I'd strop it fifty on canvas and one hundred on leather, then shave.

To me it sounds like beard prep might need some attention as well as Technique. Get that skin moisturized with HOT water and a towel. Let the whiskers grow a day or three for leverage. I don't have one but that Prima Klange is a very thin, and therefore light in weight, and a far more flexible cutting edge. The feather (which I do have) is like a brick on top of a record needle in comparison. The Extra weight from the Wedge Feather may have more stability on Noob face. The opposite is expected from The Prima Klange. I could go on if you need. Does anyone else see my point?