Thread: unsatisfied customer, am I wrong?

Hone it. Classicshaving is correct.

ok, where is the best place to buy a which one would you recommend?

Also, what level of pressure should be applied when stropping?

i wonder if i did something wrong in that department, maybe pressing too hard....

cheers,
Gavin.

Probably not pressing too hard. A TI razor comes from the factory just as you have described. Some actually shave, it depends on what day you buy it and how much wine the craftsman had to drink the night before. For a TI in the shape you describe, I say and only I say, that I would buy a fine grit barber hone from Tilly, she is Redtrader99 on Ebay.

A Norton 4/8k from classicshaving is a highly recommended hone, but its also a tad expensive and maybe more hone than you need.

Another good option is to send the razor out to Lynn, he is a master honer and he does the honing for classicshaving.com, which if you buy another razor from them you can send it through their honing service so that it is shave ready (or really close) when it arrives.

Most recommend very light pressure on the strop, but I don't think you've ruined it yet.

Definetly read up though as many people have rolled a sharp edged razor with a few swipes on a strop.