Thread: 5 Months in and another lesson learned. Penny wise pound foolish.

Originally Posted by moerlien

I thought about that too. I am a newbie and I probably did strop with pressure at first. It takes a bit of practice to strop well.

Lynn says that the number one reason why new guys break scales is because they are holding the scales when stropping and not the tang.

Originally Posted by moerlien

I also did not want to come across that Dovo is a bad brand, I just had a better experience with this TI.

that's how I read it.

Originally Posted by moerlien

I do have to say scale does fell a bit off balance, but I just figure it is another learning experience for me to learn how to balance the new razor.

you get guys that complain about balance with throwing knives too, but it doesn't matter. The difference between throwing a knife and a tomahawk is recognizing the balance point and adjusting. The same with a razor.

Originally Posted by moerlien

I was leery at first to send a $100 razor off to a stranger, but I am more comfortable with the vendors on this website now.

I understand that. I'm still nervous having other people even hold my razors lol.