Thread: Introduction and a few questions

One thing that wasn't clear was whether the blade should be flat or at a slight angle when stropping. Some of the FAQs say flat, a few YouTube videos say angle. So I did the laps such that the blade made a slight hissing sound, angling a bit with full tension on the strop. Laying the blade flat didn't make any sound, which I interpreted as not polishing the edge.

All straight razors are designed to be honed _flat on the stone_, and to be stropped _flat on the strop_. The thickness of the spine gives the correct honing and stropping angle at the edge.

Stropping a razor with the spine raised will most likely damage the edge. Although, with the razor you used (according to Blix), it might not make much difference.

You can get an inexpensive vintage razor from the Classified on this site, or from Larry at "www.whippeddog.com" . _That_ razor will shave your face.

Charles