Thread: A little help with my new Brian Brown 8/8

The OP makes the point that the razor shaved fine on shave #1 so he didn't strop prior to shave #2. He did strop after shave #2 went badly. So, what happened on shave #3?

Originally Posted by ace

The OP makes the point that the razor shaved fine on shave #1 so he didn't strop prior to shave #2. He did strop after shave #2 went badly. So, what happened on shave #3?

I noticed that too.
The OP said it was fine at the end of the first shave so did not strop for shave 2.
My belief is that the cutting edge is so fine it will quickly oxidate if left for a day or two, even if thoroughly dried there is still enough moisture in the air to eat away at that edge.
I never used to oil my blades and only strop before a shave. When stropping I could feel and hear that the edge was rough and would start to smoothen out after 20 or so strokes. Since I started oiling ( I actually use vaseline not oil ) my blades, they feel/sound smooth when stropping right from the start and I'm starting to think I could get a couple of shaves without stropping. Not tried that yet though !

Well I suppose if the OP's beard is as coarse as he states, two 3-pass shaves with no stropping in between could have dulled the edge a bit. If so a good stropping on linen and leather (or even a couple passes on Cr-Ox or diamond compound) would likely bring the edge back.

Originally Posted by MattW

Well I suppose if the OP's beard is as coarse as he states, two 3-pass shaves with no stropping in between could have dulled the edge a bit. If so a good stropping on linen and leather (or even a couple passes on Cr-Ox or diamond compound) would likely bring the edge back.

Referring to the OP again, it appears that the blade had gone south after just one shave. I've never seen this kind of deterioration as a result of one shave, but then his beard could be heavier than mine. It would have been nice to have eliminated the lack of stropping variable. I still would like to know what the result was on shave #3.