5th Shave

Razor : 7/8" W&B chopper

Method :

Again, I did 5 sweeping X-strokes on the N4k.

I then went to the N8k with just water. Using only the weight of the blade, I did 10 sweeping X-strokes again, then rinsed the hone, and did 10 more sweeping X-strokes with the OPPOSITE hand. I rinsed the hone and razor again, and did 10 X-strokes with my left-hand, then 10 X-strokes with my right hand with JUST the weight of the blade...no pressure.

I then stropped 40x on my homemade denim cloth strop, followed by 40x on my homemade cowhide leather strop.

Shave : I did my usual 2 pass shave (WTG, XTG), following the same prep procedures I always do. The shave this time seemed to be just as good as shave #4. There was no discomfort when applying witch hazel after my shave as I always do. Not sure what to do the next time...any ideas? I'll try anything, but I don't know how to top this one :P