Hey there gentlemen, I've been lurking around the forum here for a little bit and decided to make a user name and say hello.
A little about me, I'm in the Canadian Forces as a Reserve Combat Engineer, and have done one tour of Afghanistan, the reason I'm (trying) to take up straight shaving is I have to shave every day for work, and want to turn it from a chore into something I look forward to doing every morning right along next to PT, save some money as a go threw a disposable cartridge in a about a week, it also seems to me a more hygienic way to shave in the field as its easier to clean.
However I have run in to some problems with getting it to shaving sharpness Ive spent several hour with my Norton 4000/8000 following the pyramid as directed yet never passes the falling hair test and would not produce what I would call a good shave. some help would defiantly be appreciated as I have searched but can find what I am doing wrong.
I bought a quality razor DOVO Straight Razors
a Norton stone and a good quality strop yet I can never get it to sharpen back up to as sharp as it was the day I bought it. some help would be greatly appreciated.