Originally Posted by
Glock27
When you say you got better results on your first passing, what was the result, how did it make your shave different than before, and if it did give you better results why wouldn't you continue to use it. I have a tiny bottle of smelly oil I paid $9,95 for and did not notice any difference than when I shave without it. I have used a hot cloth on my face before shaving, but I don't recognize that it does anything to improve the shave. I know what it is suppose to do, but I just don't see it. I will be getting a new strop Friday and I just have no idea what I really need to do to it. I have been straight razor shaving for nearly 40 years and used a length of leather which came from an old hay bailer. It is about 4 inches wide and quarter of an inch thick. Later I bought a Colonel Cronk strop and it took me awhile to learn what to do with it. Any way. I have prattled on further than necessary.