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

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.