Thread: New Member here ... with some questions

Hi Jeff,
It seems counter intuitive, but that's indeed how you hone - blade edge first. Stropping, on the other hand, is lead with the spine.

Might I suggest investing in Lynn's DVD - it's an invaluable resource and teaches not only the basics of shaving, honing, stropping, etc., but also provides advanced techniques as well.

Mark

..umm..but his video shows him pulling the razor across the hone, towards him with both hands, and the blade pointing away from him.. hes pulling spine-first.. and thats correct? I thought you honed by the blade leading.. not the spine.. ????

Ahh...sorry, I didn't view the Schick honing video #2. In the first video, you can see him honing the razor - pushing/drawing the razor with the leading edge. As far as I know (and I'm new to this game as well), that's the way you would normally hone a razor. The Schick video #2 looks like back-honing. I've read about this on the forum, whereby if you over-hone a razor, you can "restart" by back-honing, and then starting again.

Other SRP members with more honing experience than me can most definitely give you a better explanation than I can, and probably correct some of the things I've just said as well.

So, SRP members?