first shave, only 4 cuts or so
well today i got my Dovo stainless razor. the first thing i noticed was: it was impossible to cut free hanging hair with it. tried on my arm 5mm or so above the skin, nothing. so i figured i had to strop it and i did. but still it does´nt cut free hanging hair. maybe the strops are too coarse?
it definitely removes metal, i could never imagine leather removing so much material from the spine (well much and much, but still) i made the strops myself. how fine is fine enough? the strops i made are not ultras-mooth, they got some texture but not much. should they be ulta-smooth?
i shaved myself anyway. first i was a little afraid, like i was holding a laser-sword. its difficult to shave against the grain with a straight (i usually do this with my mach3 to get the closest possible shave). it was some spots i couldnt reach really, (just in front/below the ears etc) i have to work on that. i feel kinda sore in my face now
now to the very important question. how dull is a razor if it does´nt cut free hanging hair? or the hair of my arms above the skin?
and how do i fix this problem :thinking: / mike