Thread: My Mastro Livi 40th birthday experience

Glad to share. He gave me quite a few tips. He showed me how to strop using his loom strop by making the blade sing at the end of the stroke. Showed me how to strop on my palm (which I'm getting better at). Also explained to me about ways to maintain the edge.
It was fantastic masterclass in all things straight razor.

Originally Posted by jodypress

With the usual small tang it just didn't feel as balanced in my hand as my gorgeous Mastro Livi Damascus razor.

I told you, Jody, how a long tang makes a difference in balancing a razor during shave....

Originally Posted by kinc

Thanks for sharing this beautiful journey, the razor looks awesome!
Did Mastro Livi give you any tips when you shaved in his bottega?

Mastro Livi would not let any client go out of his workshop without making sure he understood how to use his razor, how to strop and how to take good care of a razor. He is very strict in this. The "Mastro Livi lesson" is part of the experience when you go to his workshop and buy or order a razor. And it is worth every single word of it.

Originally Posted by jodypress

Showed me how to strop on my palm (which I'm getting better at)

Great job Jody, keep on doing it right!

This is an epic post. Thank you for sharing your amazing story and pictures.

Outstanding post and great pics! Would love to experience this at some point and I love Mastro Livi's razors they are beautiful. I wish you many happy shaves from your new kit, I am sure you will treasure it forever

Daniel

Jody, I am late in saying so but nevertheless: a fantastic thread, very well written and documented with great photos. As TheLegalRazor said above - Epic! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks everyone for all the great comments. Just a little update.
The blades have really bedded in. It took me a little while to master the Mastro Livi strop. I found I was actually dulling the edge. I was having to go back to my paddle strops, one with Crox then the Latigo to get the sharpness back.

I finally found the solution. I had to use super super light strokes on the Mastro Livi strop and voila. Perfection.

My only issue now is Antonello's prediction.He told me I wouldn't touch my other razors. I was originally planning to use the razors on weekends and special occasions. Well that's gone out the window. I barely touch my other fantastic razors.
The fit of the Mastro Livi to my hand is sublime and the shave even more so.

Originally Posted by jodypress

I finally found the solution. I had to use super super light strokes on the Mastro Livi strop and voila. Perfection.

Great job, Jody! Both for this thread and for the loom strop. To me, very light pressure is the key for everything in straight razors, from honing to shaving. Mastro Livi loom strop works wonders and it is the only strop I use now.

Originally Posted by jodypress

My only issue now is Antonello's prediction.He told me I wouldn't touch my other razors. I was originally planning to use the razors on weekends and special occasions. Well that's gone out the window. I barely touch my other fantastic razors.
The fit of the Mastro Livi to my hand is sublime and the shave even more so.

What about talking about YOUR MLRAD, now?

This is amazing, thank you for documenting and sharing your wonderful experience!