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Ian,
I agree with you! Stropping is a very important skill to learn in the begining.

Practice is the key to speeding through this part of the learning curve.

Not a bad idea, if you can, to...

Never give up!

Anyway you have to get your razor sharp.. Guranteed way... send it to a reputable honemeister for honing...

Practice your stroping with anything else but your new sharp razor...

A wet wash cloth or hand towel in the microwave for 30 to 40 seconds works great if you don't have hot water.

A small bowl in a larger bowl of hot hot water works as a scuttle and keeps your...

Don't worry about BBS for a while.... Shave WTG, with the grain, till you are very comfortable with the razor in your hand.. To shave xtg or atg you'll have to change your grip.. again....No...

When you've done your first pass and you want to try again.. Its ok to re prep your face.. hot towel, preshave oil or cream and fresh hot lather!

If you feel you can't quite see adequately... try...

There is so much great advice mixed throughout the forums.. This thread is an effort to organize these "pearls of wisdom" into one common thread. It could end up a pamphlet or a book!

1. Buy a...