Originally Posted by
Hward92
I did the same steps today, slow and steady and finished with my saftey razor.
I bought my razor and strop from Straight Razor Designs, and I was looking and studying for about a month before I took the plunge.
I bought a 5/8 Dovo Best Quality, and the Modular Paddle strop as well. Thinking if I do cut the strop I can always get a replacement pad once I get it down, and it should be more than enough to grow into, and it cuts the variables down while learning to strop.
Now my biggest battle is the learning curve, but only time and patience will get me past that.