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You MUST! strop before every shave! No exceptions!

Okay, I think I'm one of those guys who must be told, "By the way, shave with the shiny metal side, not with the curvy plastic side." :^)
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Wow, what a great forum.

On Randy's advice, I did go back to the hone. It was two steps forward and one step back, but I got an edge that did pass the wet-nail test, and would (right off the 8k...

Short version: I think I should be satisfied with the current state of my edge and work on my shaving technique for a while. What do you think? Here's the longer version of my progess so far:

1. I...