Newbie here, have a few questions
Alrighty so I recently purchased a new razor and strop from Tony. I am very new to the world of straight razor shaving but I have been reading as much as I can. First off I noticed people talk about "the video" on these forums, does this refer to lynn's video he made? I would like to purchase this DVD but I can't find where to buy it lol. Secondly "lapping" appears to be the method of flattening your hone. I purchased a norton 4000/8000 water stone and I want to lap it the day I get it, but I am somewhat unclear on the method. Something to do with sandpaper, glass (or tile), and a figure eight pattern. I take it you wet the sandpaper and stick it onto the glass or tile, then wet the stone and run it in figure eights over the sandpaper. Please tell me if this is correct or not. I searched for "lapping" but I had overwhelming results that didn't give a thorough explanation.
Oh and lastly how much "paste" should I apply to a strop?