I'm about 9 months into it. Really getting a good feel for shaving, confidence with the blade, stretching skin etc. It's enjoyable now. Got a set of Naniwas, watched Lynn's Naniwa video a thousand times until I memorized it, and even was successful my first honing.

I like to try various tests before and after shaving just to get a feel for things. I've noticed that the HHT for me though it passes consistently in various places on the edge before a shave, seems to fail after the shave (even after stropping 50x on smooth leather after a shave). I have to do 10x stroke or so on .5u diamond, then back to the strop again for the HHT to come back.

Does this sound normal? I was under the impression that most of you simply took to the leather after a shave to refresh the edge. Perhaps my technique is still wanting or my beard is course. Does it seem wrong to need diamond stropping between each shave?

Thanks,
Dave