Sweet success! :)
Sweet success! :)
What also helps is at the end of your shave and do your post shave stropping and take a bit, not too much, and rub it into the leather. Great for the leather and the razor!Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardd
maby it just needs to break in a bit?
Rub your palm on it several times before stropping, not only it will warm the leather, your hand oils will help with conditioning and breaking in.Quote:
Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth
Thanks to my wife for the gift,I now have a new Dovo Best Quality 6/8 full hollow.It's much thicker and wider than the imperial thus a lighter touch when shaving to avoid the burn.The edge feels a bit harsh so I may give it 10 or less laps on the cromium pasted leather just to soften the touch a bit.But I'm nervous about messing up a new blade so I'll give it a few shaves before doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardd
Thanks again Lynn,and my wife for a great razor and shave!
Edwardd, you may find the leathers that have the most draw more difficult to keep the stroke light. I certainly did. So I went to the leathers w/ lighter draw. This made stropping easier, but I lost the benefit of the high-draw leather. I've gone back to latigo for its high-draw properties and learned to keep it light. After stroking on the high-draw leather, I switch to a low-draw leather, and have been quite pleased w/ the result. Disclaimer: I stroke alot more than sane people do.