Thread: To rehone or not?

No denim, unless I chopped up my jeans.

I think what I'll do is really work to get the strop fixed up in the next day or two. If it's not ready by Wednesday, I'll shave with one of my new single edge safety razors. I need to learn how to use those anyway.

I think my biggest issue with the lather (I use cream) is that I get a nice froth and I think it's fine and I don't add enough water. I'm getting there.

I usually shave before a shower because in my experience shaving after a shower is difficult. I get more irritation and a rougher shave, for some reason. But I do wash and exfoliate my face and apply hair conditioner before I shave.

It sounds as if you are on your way to finding out what works best for you, keep plugging away and experimenting, sooner or later you are going to nail it!

Since you don't have a linen componant and are hesitant to cut up a good pair of jeans, try stropping on some newspaper. Put it on a flat surface an strop as you would normally. The ink acts as a mild abrasive and the paper itself basically works the same as a cloth strop.