Thread: Shave number two

Originally Posted by pitrik

Well, it doesn't whip through them, it cuts them, but feels like it's pulling a little. I'm certainly not trying to blame your honing, it's more likely that it's just my inexperience.

Try it again (arm hair test) after 30 canvas and 60 leather laps stropping. Make sure when you strop you take your time and let the razor and strop do all the work. Do not put any pressure other than keep it in the strop. Then only use pressure to glide it across. Not down on the strop. Keep the stop taught not tight. And you may get the amazing edge back.

You may already be doing it right but I know the biggest obstacle for me what thinking stropping is way to easy to screw up. And all the while I was doing more hurt than help to my razors

It gets better from here!

So, I don't have a proper strop. I'm using a makeshift one right now. That being said, it was happening before I stropped, but it doesn't matter at this point. The end result is that I'm going to stop SR shaving until I get a good strop, and then I will hone + strop and then see how it shaves.

Sadface.

Originally Posted by pitrik

So, I don't have a proper strop. I'm using a makeshift one right now. That being said, it was happening before I stropped, but it doesn't matter at this point. The end result is that I'm going to stop SR shaving until I get a good strop, and then I will hone + strop and then see how it shaves.

Sadface.

Gotcha. Let us know how it goes after you get a strop I would suggest a cheap one for the first one. You will probably ding it up a lot

Originally Posted by pitrik

So, I don't have a proper strop. I'm using a makeshift one right now. That being said, it was happening before I stropped, but it doesn't matter at this point. The end result is that I'm going to stop SR shaving until I get a good strop, and then I will hone + strop and then see how it shaves.

Sadface.

My son has been using the leather belt he uses for his trousers for about a year now. He likes to be a non-consumer. He prides himself on buying trousers at the Op Shop for 50 cents...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

My son has been using the leather belt he uses for his trousers for about a year now. He likes to be a non-consumer. He prides himself on buying trousers at the Op Shop for 50 cents...

That's exactly what I was using!

Originally Posted by pitrik

That's exactly what I was using!

Well, it works for him. But he's a long haired hippy. His standards differ from mine...
I actually think it's a pretty cool thing to be able to use one's belt as a strop, I reckon you could make it work...